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Wikipedia article




"'Song #3'" is a single by American rock band Stone Sour, off of their studio album 'Hydrograd'. It topped the US 'Billboard' Mainstream Rock Songs chart in June 2017, where it held the top spot for five consecutive weeks.

Background



On April 27, 2017, upon the announcement of Stone Sour's sixth studio album, 'Hydrograd', the band released two singles concurrently; "Fabuless" and "Song #3". The initial release was through streaming, and as an instant grat download when pre-ordering the album. The song was also released to radio, where it topped the US 'Billboard' Mainstream Rock Songs chart. On June 7, 2017, frontman Corey Taylor performed the song solo with only an acoustic guitar on Japanese television show 'Sukkiri!'.

Themes and composition



'Loudwire' described the song as a "melodic rocker with huge hooks". The verses have Corey Taylor softly singing over somber, gloomy guitar chords, until the song erupts into a more intense and hopeful sounding chorus, 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". 'Billboard' described the song as an "...emotive cut with a driving style thats similar to Stone Sours 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 auto-tune 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 "Song 2" from Blur.

Lyrically, Taylor described it as a love song, stating:

Track listing



Personnel



*Corey Taylor lead vocals, rhythm guitar

*Christian Martucci lead guitar, backing vocals

*Josh Rand rhythm guitar

*Johny Chow bass

*Roy Mayorga drums

Charts



Weekly charts



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References



Category:Stone Sour songs

Category:2017 songs

Category:2017 singles

Category:Roadrunner Records singles

Category:Songs written by Corey Taylor

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