Released April 28, 2011 Genre Heavy metal, hard rock Label Reprise | Recorded February - April 2010 Length 3:56 | |
Writer(s) Dan Donegan
Mike Wengren
David Draiman | ||
"3" is a song by American rock band Disturbed. Released as a B-Side to their fifth album Asylum on April 28, 2011. The song is about the West Memphis Three.
Background
In the July 2010 issue of Metal Hammer Magazine, guitarist Dan Donegan talked about the song: "There's also a song about the West Memphis Three...these kids that came from this Bible Belt town and just because they wore black and listened to heavy metal they were found guilty of murder, even though there was no evidence!". "3" was not released along with the album.
On April 27, 2011 the band's official website posted a new entry announcing that a new song will be released the next day exclusively on the band's official page, and "100% of the proceeds will be going to benefit a very special cause".
On April 28, 2011 it was revealed that "3" is the song that was released, also announcing that every proceed will benefit the Damien Echols Defense Fund.