The KLF 3 a. m. Eternal ( Live at the

3 a. m. Eternal is a song by the British acid house group The KLF. Numerous versions of the song were released as singles between 1989 and 1992. In January 1991, an acid house pop version of the song became an international top ten hit single, reaching numberone in the UK Singles Chart and number 5 in the US Billboard Hot 100, and leading to The KLF becoming the internationally biggestselling singles band of 1991. When, the following year, The KLF accepted an invitation to perform at the BRIT Awards ceremony, they caused controversy with a succession of antiestablishment gestures that included a duet performance of 3 a. m. Eternal with the crust punk band Extreme Noise Terror, during which The KLF cofounder Bill Drummond fired machinegun blanks over the audience of music industry luminaries. A studioproduced version of this song was issued as a limited edition mail order 7 single, the final release by The KLF and their independent record label, KLF Communications.