"Three Days" is a song on
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1985. The band consists of vocalist Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery. Jane's Addiction was one of the first bands fr ...
's 1990 album, ''
Ritual de lo Habitual
''Ritual de lo Habitual'' is the second studio album by Jane's Addiction, released on August 21, 1990, by Warner Brothers. Co-produced by Dave Jerden, it was the band's final studio album before their initial break-up in 1991. Singles from ''Ritua ...
''. It is a three-part song that meditates on death and rebirth. The guitar solo by
Dave Navarro was ranked as number 100 in ''
Guitar World''s "100 best guitar solos" article.
Lyrical meaning
The song was inspired by Xiola Blue, a friend of
Perry Farrell, who came to Los Angeles, possibly around the time of her father's funeral and spent three days with Farrell and his partner Casey Niccoli, in a "haze of sex and drugs". Blue was also the muse behind ''Xiola'', a song recorded by Farrell's first band Psi-Com. Xiola died aged 18 of a
heroin overdose in New York City, June 1987. 'Three Days' was written before her death.
Alternate versions
A live version of the song appears on the band's 1997 rarities compilation ''
Kettle Whistle
''Kettle Whistle'' is a compilation album by alternative rock band Jane's Addiction, released November 4, 1997 on Warner Bros. Issued to coincide with the 1997 "Relapse" tour, the album – originally titled ''It's My Party'' – includes new, alte ...
''. This version appears on the soundtrack of
Richard Kelly's 2007 film ''
Southland Tales
''Southland Tales'' is a 2006 American dystopian comedy thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly. The film features an ensemble cast including Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mandy Moore, and Justin ...
'', which repeatedly quotes the "Shadows of the morning light" section of the lyrics and revolves around the final three days before the end of the world. The original version made an appearance in the 1992 film ''
Singles'', a movie about the alternative rock scene in the early 1990s. However, it was not included on the soundtrack.
Track listing
References
1990 songs
1990 singles
Jane's Addiction songs
Songs about drugs
Songs inspired by deaths
American progressive rock songs
Warner Records singles
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