III Wishes (song)

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"III Wishes"
Single by Terrorvision
from the album Shaving Peaches
Released1999
Length
  • 3:51 (album version)
  • 3:31 (radio edit)
Label
  • EMI
  • Total Vegas Recordings
Songwriter(s)Terrorvision
Producer(s)John Cornfield
Terrorvision singles chronology
"Tequila"
(1999) 		"III Wishes"
(1999) 		"D'Ya Wanna Go Faster"
(2001)

"III Wishes" is a song by English rock band

UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 100 for two weeks.[1]

Background

"III Wishes" failed to live up to the expectations of EMI after the band's success with the UK No. 2 hit "Tequila" earlier in the year. When "III Wishes" stalled at No. 42 in the UK Singles Chart, EMI dropped the band.[2]

According to vocalist Tony Wright, distribution and stock issues hindered the song's success. He told Metal Express Radio in 2013, "When people say 'Tequila' was a bit of luck, it wasn't. It was 15 years of hard graft and given to a numpty at the label who couldn't even get the follow-up single into the shops and we lost all that momentum because of that."[3]

A music video was filmed to promote the single. The band also performed the song on The Pepsi Chart Show, which was broadcast on Channel 5 on 13 May 1999.[4]

Critical reception

On its release as a single, Ian Hyland of the Sunday Mirror picked "III Wishes" as one of the "singles of the week" and gave it an 8 out of 10 rating. He wrote, "Not as catchy as 'Tequila' but just as easy to remember after you've had a few. Grin and swear it."[5] The Evening Standard wrote, "A lovely crunchy bassline, meaty, spirited, roaring, and a song which seems to be made up entirely of its chorus". They added, "Nothing like as annoyingly naff as 'Tequila', their last hit."[6]

Track listing

Cassette single[7]

  1. "III Wishes" (Radio Edit) – 3:31
  2. "Tequila" (Mint Royale Shot) – 4:09
  3. "Moonage Daydream" – 4:11

CD single (UK #1)[8]

  1. "III Wishes" (Radio Edit) – 3:31
  2. "Tequila" (Mint Royale Shot) – 4:09
  3. "If That's What It Takes" – 2:41

CD single (UK #2)[9]

  1. "III Wishes" (Radio Edit) – 3:31
  2. "III Wishes" (Scuba Z Remix) – 3:37
  3. "100 Things" – 2:47

CD single (UK promo #1)[10]

  1. "III Wishes" (Radio Edit) – 3:31

CD single (UK promo #2)[11]

  1. "III Wishes" (Radio Edit) – 3:31
  2. "III Wishes" (Scuba Z Remix) – 3:37
  3. "III Wishes" (Arthur Baker Remix) – 3:37

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the UK CD1 and CD2 liner notes and the Shaving Peaches booklet.[8][9][12]

Terrorvision

  • Tony Wright – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Mark Yates – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Leigh Marklew – bass
  • Ian "Shutty" Shuttleworth – drums, percussion

Production

  • John Cornfield – producer and mixing on "III Wishes"
  • Terrorvision – producers and mixing on "Moonage Daydream" and "100 Things", producers on "If That's What It Takes"
  • Pat Grogan – producer and mixing on "Moonage Daydream" and "100 Things"
  • Edwyn Collins – producer on "Tequila"
  • Scuba Z,
    Arthur Baker
    – remixes of "III Wishes"

Other

  • AP;D – design
  • Rob White – photography

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[13] 42
UK Singles (OCC)[14]
 42

References

  1. ^ "TERRORVISION; full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ^ "BBC Online - A Question of Pop - Interviews - Tony Wright from Terrorvision". BBC. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. ^ Burgess, Mick (12 July 2013). "Interview with Tony Wright (Terrorvision)". Metal Express Radio. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. The Press and Journal
    . 13 May 1999. p. 4.
  5. ^ Hyland, Ian (2 May 1999). "Reviews: Singles of the week". Sunday Mirror. p. 56.
  6. ^ Hyland, Ian (30 April 1999). "Rock & Pop - CD Review: Singles". Evening Standard. p. 51.
  7. ^ III Wishes (UK cassette single sleeve). Terrorvision. EMI Records, Total Vegas Recordings. 1999. 7243 8 87029 4 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ a b III Wishes (UK CD1 liner notes). Terrorvision. EMI Records, Total Vegas Recordings. 1999. 7243 8 87030 2 4, CD VEGASS 17.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ a b III Wishes (UK CD2 liner notes). Terrorvision. EMI Records, Total Vegas Recordings. 1999. 7243 8 87029 2 8, CD VEGAS 17.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ III Wishes (UK promo CD liner notes). Terrorvision. EMI Records, Total Vegas Recordings. 1999. CD VEGADJ 17.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ III Wishes (UK promo CD liner notes). Terrorvision. EMI Records, Total Vegas Recordings. 1999. CD VEGDJS 17.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Shaving Peaches (UK album booklet). Terrorvision. EMI Records, Total Vegas Recordings. 1998. 7243 4 96132 2 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Terrorvision: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
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