"Song #3" is a single by American rock band

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, off of their studio album ''

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''. It topped the US ''

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chart in June 2017, where it held the top spot for five consecutive weeks.

Background

On April 27, 2017, upon the announcement of

's sixth studio album, ''

'', the band released two singles concurrently; " Fabuless" and "Song #3". The initial release was through

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, and as an instant grat download when pre-ordering the album. The song was also released to radio, where it topped the US ''

chart. On June 7, 2017,

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performed the song solo with only an

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on Japanese television show ''Sukkiri!''.

Themes and composition

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'' described the song as a "

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er with huge hooks". The verses have Corey Taylor softly singing over somber, gloomy

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s, until the song erupts into a more intense and hopeful sounding

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, with more layers of melodic guitar and a sing-song melody. Journalists noted that the song was a more melodic, accessible song compared to the band's other initial single from ''Hydrograd'' – "Fabuless". ''

'' described the song as an "...emotive cut with a driving style that’s similar to Stone Sour’s Mainstream Rock Songs No. 1s ' Say You'll Haunt Me' (2010) and Tired' (2014)." Despite the more radio-friendly sound, frontman Corey Taylor states that the song does not feature any

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or pitch-correction. Despite the song's title, it is actually the fifth track on its respective album, and has no relation thematically to the similarly named "

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" from Blur. Lyrically, Taylor described it as a love song, stating:

Track listing

Personnel

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar *

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– lead guitar, backing vocals * Josh Rand – rhythm guitar *Johny Chow – bass *

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– drums

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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