Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand

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"Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" is a song by American alternative rock group Primitive Radio Gods. It was released in June 1996 as the lead single from their debut album, Rocket. The song became popular after being featured in the movie The Cable Guy (as well as its film soundtrack). Soon after, it peaked at number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It became a radio hit over the a few months, reaching number two in Canada and number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart.

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Content

The song's title is a reference to the otherwise unrelated song "Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" by Bruce Cockburn, from his 1978 album Further Adventures Of. Its chorus consists of a sample from the 1964 B.B. King song "How Blue Can You Get": "I've been downhearted, baby, ever since the day we met." At the end of the song, the lead singer also sings King's sampled lyrics.

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Cover versions

It was covered by The Copyrights on the Methadones/Copyrights split CD. The melody and lyrics remain unchanged, but the song was retitled "Locked Outside a Motel Without Shoes, a Wallet or a Phone".

John Nolan, guitarist and co-lead vocalist of Taking Back Sunday, released a cover of the song on his Live at Southpaw EP.

Irish band Fight Like Apes covered the song on the 2015 charity compilation Forever Young: The Windmill Lane Sessions.

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Track listing

American CD

1. "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" (Radio Edit) - 4:35
2. "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" - 5:39

American 7"

1. "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" (Radio Edit) - 4:35
2. "Feel Me" - 2:46

British CD

1. "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" (Radio Edit) - 4:35
2. "Mona Lisa" - 3:10
3. "Feel Me" - 2:46

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Charts

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References

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External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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