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3×3 by Genesis
3×3 is an EP by Genesis, released in 1982. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Paperlate”, on 1 list with a best position of #454.
3×3, the second EP from Genesis, came out on Charisma in 1982 and scooped up three songs the trio had written and cut for Abacab and then left off the album. By now the band was down to Tony Banks on keyboards, Mike Rutherford on bass and guitar, and Phil Collins on drums and vocals, and the prog-rock capes were long gone, swapped for tight, punchy pop that suited the new decade just fine.
Leftovers, maybe, but hardly scraps. "Paperlate" leads the pack with a bright, bouncing strut, and it climbed to No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Mainstream Rock chart, while the EP itself went to No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart. American fans got the songs another way: they were folded into the international edition of the live album Three Sides Live.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from 3×3 on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paperlate | 1 | #454 | – | 1991 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.