The Mama's & The Papa's - Twelve Thirty (LETRA INGLÉS//ESPAÑOL) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

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The song was written by John Phillips shortly after the band had relocated to Southern California in 1965. It is often cited as the band's last great single. In a 1968 interview, Phillips cited this arrangement as an example of "well-arranged two-part harmony moving in opposite directions".

Jim Ward of Rolling Stone, said "Twelve Thirty" was "the last recording of the self-proclaimed 'Golden Era'", he added, "It's probably the best realized song the group has recorded."Cash Box said that "a general aura of happiness...should give the public a feast on the new Mamas and Papas offering."

The song was inspired by Laurel Canyon, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. In the song, the writer says he used to live in "dark and dirty" New York City, where a broken clock on a church steeple was stuck at 12:30. John and Michelle had a difficult marital relationship then, and he compares this period to being in "the Canyon". A popular interpretation is that girl "groupies" would party into the night at the homes of show business types in the canyon and wander home the next morning, passing the house and engaging the songwriter in conversation as they went. The song was reportedly originally sung by Scott Mckenzie. The song fades out during a repeat of the final chorus.There is also an analysis of metaphor to epiphany or lifting of depression.