49:00

49:00
Studio album by Paul Westerberg
Released	2008
Recorded	June 2008[1]
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	43:55
Language	English
Label	Dry Wood
Producer	Paul Westerberg
Paul Westerberg chronology
The Resterberg (2005) 49:00 (2008) 3oclockreep (2008)

49:00 (styled 49:00... Of Your Time Life) is a 2008 album by Paul Westerberg. The album was originally slated for a release on July 19, 2008^[2] (marketed as "June 49"), but digital distribution problems delayed its release until July 21.

The album is a single track that was sold on Amazon.com's Amazon MP3 service for 49 U.S. cents. According to Westerberg's manager, Darren Hill, the 49-cent price was initially a joke suggested by Westerberg: fans would pay "a penny a minute."^[3] Hill then shopped the idea to various retailers; Amazon was the only one willing to distribute the album for the 49 cent price. The album was later listed on Tunecore for worldwide distribution, as Amazon MP3 limits purchases to customers in the United States. The long sound collage is intended to mirror the experience of tuning a radio dial, with songs abruptly cutting off and starting.^[4]

49:00 has no track listing - fans attempted to separate songs and name them ^[5] . Westerberg played all of the instruments himself. The project was finished on July 14, 2008, was delivered by Westerberg to Hill on the following day; it was available via Amazon on July 21, 2008 and hit #1 on the Amazon sales chart.^[3]

49:00 was deleted from TuneCore on July 29, 2008 and Amazon two days later. Westerberg has received no official explanation for the album's removal from either service.^[2] Celia Hirschman of KCRW explained that the sudden removal might have been due to cease and desist notices sent to music sellers.^[6] Westerberg confirmed this, saying, "Ten publishers came after us immediately 'cause I used all these snippets of songs that I recorded. It was either pay up or pull the thing." ^[7]

In 2014, 49:00 and 5:05 were posted to Westerberg's Soundcloud account with the comment, "I tried to release this in 2008 and had a lot of problems. That being said I hope you enjoy it." ^[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
ABC News	favorable[9]
Allmusic	[10]
A.V. Club	B+[11]
Crawdaddy	favorable[12]
Live Daily	favorable[13]
Pitchfork Media	7.1/10[14]
Rocky Mountain News	A[15]

Track listing

1. "49:00" – 43:55

• The medley includes: "Hello, Goodbye" – The Beatles; "Lost Highway" – Hank Williams; "Born to Be Wild" – Steppenwolf; "Stupid Girl" – The Rolling Stones; "I'm Eighteen" – Alice Cooper; "I Am a Rock" – Simon and Garfunkel; "Rocket Man" – Elton John; "Dandy" – The Kinks

"5:05"

"5:05"
Single by Paul Westerberg
Released	August 6, 2008
Format	Digital
Recorded	2008
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	5:05
Label	Self-released
Writer(s)	Paul Westerberg

On August 6, 2008, Westerberg released the song "5:05" on Tunecore, allowing users to pay either 99 cents or $5.05.^[16] Together, these two downloads make 49 minutes of music.

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