DC×3

1997 single by Grinspoon

"DC×3"

Single by Grinspoon

from the album Guide to Better Living

Released

11 August 1997

Recorded

February 1997

Genre

Alternative metal, post-grunge

Length

2:56

Label

Grudge/Universal Music Australia

Songwriter(s)

Pat Davern, Phil Jamieson

Producer(s)

Phillip McKellar

Grinspoon singles chronology

"'Pedestrian'"
(1997)

"DC×3"
(1997)

"'Repeat'"
(1997)

"DC×3" (Dead Cat Three Times) is the second single released by Australian rock band Grinspoon, from the debut album, Guide to Better Living. It peaked at No. 50 on the ARIA Singles Chart.^[1] It also reached No. 34 on Triple J's Hottest 100 in 1997.^[2]

"DC×3" was written by band members Phil Jamieson and Pat Davern.^[3] The song was recorded at Rocking Horse Studios in February 1997. The B-side, "Fire Engine Man" was recorded live and mixed at Soundlevel Studios in January 1997.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"DC×3"	Phil Jamieson, Pat Davern^[3]	2:56
2.	"Fire Engine Man"	Phil Jamieson, Pat Davern, Joe Hansen, Kristian Hopes^[4]	3:00
Total length:			5:56

Personnel

Grinspoon members

Phil Jamieson – vocals, guitar
Pat Davern – guitar
Joe Hansen – bass guitar
Kristian Hopes – drums

Production details

Engineer – Jason Blackwell ("Fire Engine Man")
Recording Engineer – Greg Courtney
Mastering – Don Bartley
Mixing – Phillip McKellar
Producer – Phil McKellar, Grinspoon – Producer
Studio – Rocking Horse Studios

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	50

References

^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Grinspoon". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^ "Hottest 100 – History – 1997". Triple J. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
^ ^a ^b "'DCX3' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 27 March 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}Note: To search for other titles click on Search again and enter track name.
^ "'Fire Engine Man' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 28 March 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Grinspoon – DC×3". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 14 October 2019.