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| Released | 25 November 1997 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 42:54 | |||
| Label | Fat Wreck Chords | |||
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Fat Music Volume 3: Physical Fatness is the third compilation album released by the Fat Wreck Chords record label, in 1997.
The cover and booklet for the compilation was designed and illustrated by artist Mark deSalvo in the style of a newspaper, with the liner notes for the band and song information written out as classified ads. The inside fold of the booklet contains the "funny pages" with 17 strips drawn, one for each band on the compilation, most in the style of a syndicated comic series. The following comics are represented:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Olive Me" (Cover of jazz standard) | NOFX | 2:08 | |
| 2. | "Stand" | Good Riddance | 2:33 | |
| 3. | "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?" (Cover of TV show theme) | Mike Hugg, Ian La Frenais | Snuff | 2:12 |
| 4. | "Ultimate Devotion" | Strung Out | 2:09 | |
| 5. | "Biggest Joke" (from Vacation) | Goober Patrol | 2:17 | |
| 6. | "My Sweet Dog" (from Angry Fist) | Hi-Standard | 1:36 | |
| 7. | "Cool Kids" (from Bark Like a Dog) | Screeching Weasel | 2:14 | |
| 8. | "Raise a Family" | Lagwagon | 1:36 | |
| 9. | "Sour" (from Novelty Forever) | Bracket | 2:22 | |
| 10. | "Next in Line" (from A Juvenile Product of the Working Class) | Swingin' Utters | 3:39 | |
| 11. | "On the Outside" (Opening dialogue is David Thewlis from the film Naked) | Tony Sly, Chris Shiflett, Matt Riddle, Rory Koff | No Use for a Name | 2:51 |
| 12. | "My Pop the Cop" | The Dickies | 2:11 | |
| 13. | "Painless" (from Under the Influence of Bad People) | Screw 32 | 3:14 | |
| 14. | "True" (from Where Quantity Is Job Number 1) | Concrete Blonde | Propagandhi | 1:43 |
| 15. | "Partial Birth" (from Collect 'Em All) | Tilt | 2:27 | |
| 16. | "Go Away" | 88 Fingers Louie | 2:27 | |
| 17. | "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" (from Have a Ball) | Paul Simon | Me First and the Gimme Gimmes | 2:44 |
| 18. | "Arsehole" (from Tweet Tweet My Lovely) | Snuff | 2:38 |
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