Total 3 (5:44) D1 Schaeben & Voss – "Montoya" (5:47) D2 Dettinger – "Tranquilizer" (5:49) D3 Lawrence – "French Fries" (5:54) Tracks B2, B3, C3, D1 and D3 are exclusive to vinyl version. Six of the tracks on the CD are taken from previously released 12 inch vinyl on Kompakt (catalogue number in parentheses): #1 (KOM29); #2(KOM32); #5 (KOM37); #7 (KOM41); #9 (KOM35); #10 (KOM31). Total 3 Kompakt: Total 3 or Total 3 was released on 31 July 2001. The album is the third installment of the influential Cologne-based microhouse label's annual compilation of vinyl releases and exclusives from its biggest artists
Black Star Riders in December 2012, Gorham confirmed that the new group would still pay homage to their Thin Lizzy origins: "Obviously because everybody knows where we came from and what we do, it is kind of a must. We will be playing most of the Black Star Riders album but I don't think we'd get away without playing a few Thin Lizzy songs." On 3 June 2013, Download Festival promoter Andy Copping announced via social networks that the band would replace Buckcherry at Download 2013. Black Star Riders played their first concert on 30 May 2013 at the Marshall Amps Theatre, Bletchley