"Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand" is an alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 song by the band Primitive Radio Gods

Primitive Radio Gods

Primitive Radio Gods are an American alternative rock band from Southern California. Current members consist of frontman Chris O'Connor, who performs vocals and bass; percussionist Tim Lauterio; and Luke McAuliffe, who contributes various additional instrumentation as well as much of the art that...

. The song appeared on the band's major-label debut album, Rocket

Rocket (album)

Rocket is the Primitive Radio Gods' debut album, released on June 18, 1996 by Columbia Records. Their best known hit single from this album, "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand", helped launch the band's career...

, in June 1996, and became a popular radio hit over the next few months, reaching #10 on Hot 100 Airplay

Hot 100 Airplay

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 in September 1996.

Its chorus consists of a sample from the 1964 B. B. King

B. B. King

Riley B. King , known by the stage name B.B. King, is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter.Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at No.3 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. According to Edward M...

 song "How Blue Can You Get

How Blue Can You Get

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": "I've been downhearted baby, ever since the day we met." It became popular after being featured in the movie The Cable Guy

The Cable Guy

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, as well as its film soundtrack, and soon after peaked at #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks

Modern Rock Tracks

Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...

 chart. A music video was also created for the song.

It was covered by The Copyrights

The Copyrights

The Copyrights are a pop punk band from Carbondale, Illinois made up of Brett Hunter Jeff Funburg , Adam Fletcher , and Luke McNeill . They are currently signed to Red Scare Industries.-History:...

 on the Methadones

The Methadones

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/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".

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″

Gramophone record

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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

Chart positions

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canadian RPM RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... Alternative 30 Canadian rock/alternative chart The Canadian rock/alternative chart was first published on June 11, 1995 by RPM magazine under the name Alternative 30. The song which held the number-one spot on this first chart was "More Human than Human" by White Zombie...	1
US Billboard Adult Top 40	19
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue...	32
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Modern Rock Tracks Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...	1
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	7
US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Hot 100 Airplay The Hot 100 Airplay chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures radio airplay, and is one of the three component charts, along with the Hot Singles Sales and the Hot Digital Songs charts, that determine the chart positions of singles on the Billboard...	10