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 the band "focused on the material to best represent Black Star Riders in 2015." The album release was followed in March 2015 by a 14-date tour of the UK co-headlining with Europe, supported by The Amorettes. On 29 January 2015, it was announced by Planet Rock Radio that the Black Star Riders had been confirmed and would be appearing at Planet Rockstock in June in Marrakech, Morocco. In March 2015, a tour of the UK and Ireland with Def Leppard and Whitesnake was announced for December, preceded by a European tour in November. In January 2016, Ricky Warwick revealed that