Three Days in a Row
{{Infobox song
| name = Three Days in a Row
| cover = Cover Three Days in a Row.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Anouk
| album = For Bitter or Worse
| released = 28 August 2009
| recorded = 2009
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 4:13
| label = EMI
| writer = Anouk Teeuwe, Martin Gjerstad, Tore Johansson
| producer =
| chronology = Anouk
| prev_title = If I Go
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Woman
| next_year = 2009
}}
"Three Days in a Row" is the first official single of Anouk's sixth album For Bitter or Worse. It was released in August 2009.{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/three-days-in-a-row-single/id325972735 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712180037/https://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/three-days-in-a-row-single/id325972735 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 12, 2014 |title=The song on iTunes |language=Dutch |work=iTunes |access-date=21 October 2011}} The song was written by Anouk, Martin Gjerstad and Tore Johansson.{{cite web |url=http://www.songlyrics.com/anouk/three-days-in-a-row-lyrics/ |title=Lyrics and writer credits |work=www.songlyrics.com |accessdate=21 October 2011}} The song reached the peak position in both the Dutch Top 40 (where it stayed for four weeks) and the Mega Single Top 100 (where it stayed for one week).{{cite web |url=http://www.top40.nl/search.aspx?keyword=Three%20Days%20in%20a%20row&jaar=2011&maand=10&week=41 |title=Three Days in a Row in the Dutch Top 40 |language=Dutch |work=www.top40.nl |accessdate=18 October 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Anouk&titel=Three+Days+In+A+Row&cat=s |title=Three Days in a Row in the Mega Single Top 100 |language=Dutch |work=www.dutchcharts.nl |accessdate=18 October 2011}} It also reached the number-one position in the 3FM Megatop 50 and stayed there for five weeks.{{cite web |url=http://megatop50.3fm.nl/zoeken/titel:three%20days%20in%20a%20row#/list/58150 |title=Three Days in a Row in the 3FM Megatop 50 |language=Dutch |work=megatop50.3fm.nl |accessdate=21 October 2011}} In Flanders, the song reached the 19th position in the Ultratop 50.{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/93c4c/Anouk-Three-Days-In-A-Row |title=Three Days in a Row in the Ultratop 50 |language=Dutch |work=www.ultratop.be |accessdate=18 October 2011}}
Background
"Three Days in a Row" opens directly to the chorus of the song, in which Anouk sings she has loved someone for three days, after which she has never seen him again ("Three days in a row / You were mine alone / And I haven't seen you since that day"). Apparently, this person was not aware of Anouk's love for him ("I've been loving you / Without you even knowing"). Anouk also sings she is sure their love will be continued ("I know it's a matter of time / Before it all falls back into place").
The number is considered differently from Anouk's previous work, more tending to blues music.{{cite web |url=http://nlpop.blog.nl/alternatief/2009/08/06/nieuwe-single-anouk-op-youtube-3-days-in-a-row#more-4201 |title=Different considering |language=Dutch |work=nlpop.blog.nl |accessdate=21 October 2011}} One week after its release, the song was heard 22 million times on the Dutch radio: it reached the first position in the Dutch Airplay-chart. It is quite unusual that a Dutch act manages to reach the first place.{{cite web |url=http://nlpop.blog.nl/alternatief/2009/08/15/nieuwe-single-anouk-al-22-miljoen-keer-gehoord-three-3-days-in-a-ro#more-4241 |title=Airplay-chart |language=Dutch |work=nlpop.blog.nl |accessdate=21 October 2011}}
Music video
The music video for "Three Days in a Row" was directed by Kenneth Hope. In the clip, Anouk is seen standing in front of a white background which is showing images of her; on 17 August 2009 the video premiered on Dutch television channel TMF. The video is a "remake" of the clip of another Anouk song ("Michel").{{cite web |url=http://videoclips.blog.nl/pop/2009/08/17/nieuwe-video-anouk-three-days-in-a-row#more-2442 |title=Music video |language=Dutch |work=videoclips.blog.nl |accessdate=21 October 2011}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2009) !Peak |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)
|align="center"|1 |
| Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)
|align="center"|1 |
| Netherlands (3FM Megatop 50)
|align="center"|1 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)
|align="center"|19 |