One Crowded Hour

The song’s title comes from a poem by Thomas Osbert Mordaunt.

During the band's appearance on the live music TV show Cold: Live At The Chapel, Richards revealed the song was written while he was housesitting for Deborah Conway, and was inspired by, and named after, a book she owned about an Australian wartime photographer Neil Davis. Richards has said, "Deborah has a wonderful collection of records and books. She was on holidays, so I was looking after the house and taking advantage of all that. I was also listening to a lot of early Bob Dylan, which would explain the chord progression."{{cite book|author=Jeff Jenkins|title=50 Years of Rock in Australia|year=2007|page=292|publisher=Wilkinson Publishing|location=Melbourne|isbn=9781921332111}}

The song was picked up and played by radio station Triple J then later by Nova, giving the song more radio exposure. During its original chart run in 2006, the song reached number 33 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In January 2007, the song was ranked {{abbr|No.|Number}} 1 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_08/history/2006.htm|title=Triple J Hottest 100 2006|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Company|access-date=11 December 2020}} Following its win, the track re-entered the ARIA chart at number 29, its peak, the next month.

In 2013, Australian singer Taylor Henderson recorded a version for his album Taylor Henderson.{{cite web|author=Melissa Redman|work=Renowned for Sound|title=Album Review: Taylor Henderson – Taylor Henderson |url=http://renownedforsound.com/index.php/album-review-taylor-henderson-taylor-henderson/ |access-date=4 December 2013|date=27 November 2013}}

In June 2007, the song won Song of the Year at the Australian Performing Rights Association Awards. The song was voted at No. 59 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time in 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_alltime/countdown/cd_list.htm|title=Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Company|access-date=11 December 2020}} It was also voted No. 24 on the Triple J Hottest 100 20 Years countdown.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/alltime/20years/countdown/|title=Triple J's Hottest 100 20 Years – The Countdown|date=18 April 2013 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Company|access-date=11 December 2020}}

Rolling Stone Australia noted the, "Twisting, romantic wordplay that is at turns both clever and earnest—it was upon penning this chorus Augie March would create a timeless pop song. The kind that hangs around like ether in our collective consciousness; somehow we know the words without trying—as if they were planted in a dream."{{cite magazine| magazine= Rolling Stone Australia | title=200 Greatest Australian Albums of All Time|author=James Di Fabrizio| url=https://au.rollingstone.com/rolling-stones-200-greatest-australian-albums-of-all-time/page/6/augie-march-moo-you-bloody-choir/}}

The video clip for "One Crowded Hour" is set in a gloomy forest where Richards and the band perform. Plastic animals like deer and bears are seen passing by the band. The clip's atmosphere is very dreary and mysterious, represented by the band's clothes, instruments and the sky in grey.

The APRA Awards are presented annually by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).

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| 2007 || "One Crowded Hour" – Glenn Richards{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/APRASongoftheYear/PreviousWinners.aspx | title = Previous Winners Song of the Year | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | access-date = 2 May 2010 }} || Song of the Year || {{won}}

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Australian maxi-CD

1. "One Crowded Hour" (single mix) – 4:16
2. "There Is No Such Place" (acoustic version) – 3:06
3. "Passed Out in Clarkefield" – 4:34
4. "Asleep in Perfection" (acoustic version) – 4:26
5. "Clockwork" (acoustic version) – 4:05

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