III Wishes (song)

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"III Wishes"
Terrorvision III Wishes 1999 single cover.jpg
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 Terrorvision, which was released in 1999 as the third and final single from their fourth studio album Shaving Peaches . The song was written by Terrorvision and produced by John Cornfield. "III Wishes" reached No. 42 in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 100 for two weeks. [1]

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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

Production

Other

Charts

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

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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. ↑ "Television Today: Channel 5". 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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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