Song · The Wallflowers
“Three Marlenas” by The Wallflowers
From the album Bringing Down the Horse (1996)
“Three Marlenas” by The Wallflowers appears on 14 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1997 and 2022. It was first released in 1996 on the album Bringing Down the Horse. Its best result is #73 on the 105.7 The Point Top 105.7 of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #261 alternative song of 1997 and #2,558 alternative song of all time.
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"Three Marlenas" closed out the singles run from Bringing Down the Horse, the Wallflowers' 1996 second album, arriving as its fourth and last single in October 1997. Jakob Dylan wrote it and sings it, and the band plays it loose and rootsy under T-Bone Burnett's production: Dylan and Michael Ward on guitars, Rami Jaffee's Hammond organ and upright piano, Greg Richling on bass and Mario Calire on drums, with Tom Lord-Alge handling the mix.
It reached 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart and 13 in Canada. The video, directed by Big TV!, has Dylan walking out of the ocean, unbothered, and wandering a frozen city for the length of the song.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 93 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997 | 107 |
| 1997 | 73 | 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO | 105.7 The Point Top 105.7 of 1997 | 106 |
| 1997 | 97 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997 | 97 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 160 | 99X | 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) | 1000 |
| 2007 | 1286 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1274 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1292 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1333 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1387 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1442 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1498 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2021 | 263 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2022 | 428 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2022 | 1368 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 | 603 |
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