Marvelous 3 is an American rock band from

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, Georgia. They are best known for their 1998 song "Freak of the Week."

History

Marvelous 3 was formed by lead singer/guitarist

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Jayce Fincher, and drummer Doug Mitchell (a.k.a. Mitch "Slug" McLee.) All three band members had played together previously in glam outfit SouthGang, Floyds Funk Revival and The Floyds, before reemerging as Marvelous 3 in 1997 when they released their first album, ''

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'', which would sell just over 4,000 copies by January 2000. The band's most successful album – ''

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'' – was released in fall 1998 with the lead single "Freak of the Week" reaching No. 5 on ''

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s Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 23 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The band toured with bands such as

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and

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and appeared on the WB television show ''

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''. By 2000, ''Hey! Album'' had sold 90,000 copies in the US. The band acrimoniously separated from label

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in spring 2001, as Walker documented on the band's official website in April 2001: Following a final tour, in which the band headlined the Atlanta

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festival in May 2001, they ended with a final farewell show at Atlanta's

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in August 2001. By their breakup, the band's Elektra albums had sold a combined total of 133,000 copies, with their last album ''ReadySexGo'' selling 32,216 copies. Butch Walker went on to become a successful solo artist, songwriter and record producer, creating hit records for

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. Marvelous 3 reunited with an advertised appearance at The Autumn Leaves benefit show on November 4, 2018 and performed a 6-song set at the end of Butch Walker's solo headlining set, after having only played together at a handful of Butch's Atlanta solo shows since 2001.

Band members

– lead vocals, guitar * Jayce Fincher – bass guitar * Doug Mitchell (a.k.a. Mitch "Slug" McLee) – drums

Discography

Studio albums

* ''

'' August 12, 1997 * ''

'' October 27, 1998 * '' ReadySexGo'' September 12, 2000 – ''#196 US''

Singles

*"Freak of the Week" from ''Hey! Album'' – ''#5 Alternative,'' ''#23 Mainstream Rock'', #112 Billboard Hot 100 *"Every Monday" from ''Hey! Album'' *"Sugarbuzz" from ''Ready, Sex, Go'' *"Get Over" from ''Ready, Sex, Go''

Guest appearances

Marvelous 3 have had multiple single-night reunions in

since the band's 2001 split. Most often, Fincher and McLee have joined

during encores of his solo shows, resurrecting material from the band's three releases and prior tours. Walker and Fincher lent background vocals to "Over Tokyo", a track from

's 2000 album ''

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References

External links

Butch Walker official website

MTV Profile
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