Three Marlenas

"Three Marlenas"
Single by the Wallflowers
from the album Bringing Down the Horse
B-side	"Three Marlenas" (live) "One Headlight" (live)
Released	October 7, 1997 (1997-10-07)
Length	4:59
Label	Interscope
Songwriter	Jakob Dylan
Producer	T-Bone Burnett
The Wallflowers singles chronology
"The Difference" (1997) "Three Marlenas" (1997) "Heroes" (1998)
Music video
"Three Marlenas" on YouTube

"Three Marlenas" is a song by American rock band the Wallflowers. It was released in October 1997 as the fourth and final single from their second album, Bringing Down the Horse (1996). The song peaked at number 51 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart and number 13 on Canada's RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart.

Music video

A music video, directed by Big TV!, was produced for the song. Lead singer Jakob Dylan emerges out of an ocean undeterred and walks around a frozen city for the duration of the song.

Track listing

UK CD single ^[1]

1. "Three Marlenas" (edit) – 4:29
2. "Three Marlenas" (live on KFOG)
3. "One Headlight" (live on KFOG)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997–1998) Peak position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [2] 13 Canada Rock/Alternative ( RPM ) [3] 5 UK Singles (OCC) [4] 111 US Radio Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 51 US Adult Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [6] 2 US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] 27 US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [8] 17 US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [9] 21 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [10] 35

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard) [11] 100 US Triple-A (Billboard) [11] 35 Chart (1998) Position US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [12] 96 US Triple-A (Billboard) [13] 46

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	October 7, 1997	Contemporary hit radio	Interscope	[14]
United Kingdom	March 23, 1998	CD cassette		[15]

References

1. Three Marlenas (UK CD single liner notes). Interscope Records. 1998. IND-95574.
2. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3420". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
3. "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 3419". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
4. "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 Kristine W – Tammy Wynette". Zobbel. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
5. "The Wallflowers Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved August 27, 2019.
6. "The Wallflowers Chart History (Adult Alternative Airplay)". Billboard . Retrieved August 27, 2019.
7. "The Wallflowers Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved August 27, 2019.
8. "The Wallflowers Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard . Retrieved August 27, 2019.
9. "The Wallflowers Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard . Retrieved August 27, 2019.
10. "The Wallflowers Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved August 27, 2019.
11. "Best of '97". Airplay Monitor . Vol. 5, no. 52. December 26, 1997. p. 28.
12. "Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 1998". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 6, no. 52. December 25, 1998. p. 55.
13. "Best of '98: Most Played Triple-A Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 6, no. 52. December 25, 1998. p. 35.
14. "New Releases". Radio & Records . No. 1217. October 3, 1997. p. 86.
15. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . March 21, 1998. p. 37.