3's & 7's

"3's & 7's" is the second single by Queens of the Stone Age from their 2007 album Era Vulgaris. It was released on June 4, 2007 and followed the digital download-only "Sick, Sick, Sick". The single debuted at number one on the UK Rock & Metal Chart and number 19 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video
A video for the song was shot in Joshua Tree and directed by Paul Minor, whose previous music promo work included "Starlight" by Muse. After a number of images were placed on photo-sharing website Flickr, the video in its entirety was added to iFilm on September 26, 2007, a full three months after the single's European release. The video itself is a trailer for a fake movie entitled "3's & 7's" and is shot in a similar style to the exploitation films of the 1960s and the 2007 film Grindhouse. Two versions of the video exist. The first version of the video contained full-frontal nudity. This version was then re-edited to remove all nudity, and the first version was then replaced with version two.

Track listings
CD
 * 1) "3's & 7's" – 3:34
 * 2) "Christian Brothers" – 4:25 (Elliott Smith cover)

7" - 1
 * A: "3's & 7's" – 3:34
 * B1: "Sick, Sick, Sick" – 3:34
 * B2: "I'm Designer – Remix" – 3:49

7" - 2
 * A: "3's & 7's" – 3:34
 * B1: "Sick, Sick, Sick" – 3:34
 * B2: "Goin' Out West" – 3:26 (Tom Waits cover)

Other versions
There are two other versions of this song. The pre-version of the song that was uploaded to the band's Myspace page features different vocal notes during the first half of the bridge, and different lyrics in the second half.
 * 1) "3's & 7's" - 3:37 (Pre-Version)
 * 2) "3's & 7's" - 3:17 (Radio Edit)

The lyrics that appear in the Era Vulgaris version are: source

And the pre-version's lyrics are:

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The pre-version was also the version used for the song's appearances in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and as downloadable content for the Rock Band games.

Personnel

 * Josh Homme – vocals, lead guitar, bass, electric piano
 * Troy Van Leeuwen – rhythm guitar, lap steel guitar
 * Joey Castillo – drums