Jj n° 3

jj n° 3 is the second studio album by Swedish indie pop band JJ. It was released by Sincerely Yours and Secretly Canadian on 9 March 2010.

jj n° 3
Studio album by JJ
Released	9 March 2010
Genre	Indie pop Balearic beat dream pop
Length	27:19
Label	Sincerely Yours Secretly Canadian
Producer	JJ TTA
JJ chronology
a jj 12" (2009) jj n° 3 (2010) Kills (2010)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.3/10[1]
Metacritic	71/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	A−[4]
The Boston Phoenix	[5]
Mojo	[6]
NME	7/10[7]
Pitchfork	5.4/10[8]
Q	[9]
Spin	8/10[10]
The Times	[11]
Uncut	[12]

In April 2011, the first half of the first song from the album, "My Life", was featured in a gameplay trailer for the video game Battlefield 3.[13]

Release

jj n° 3 was announced by Secretly Canadian on 24 December 2009. The album was released on 9 March 2010 in collaboration with Sincerely Yours.[14] jj n° 3 was named Rough Trade's "Album of the Month" in April 2010.[15]

The third song on the album, "Let Go", was released on 15 January 2010 for free on the Sincerely Yours website.[16] A music video for "Let Go" was released on February 24, 2010 on the website. The music video was directed by Marcus Söderlund and was shot in black and white. It featured both band members, a dog and close-ups of different items as they were stained with blood.[17]

Track listing

All tracks are written by JJ (Joakim Benon and Elin Kastlander), except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Life"	JJ Jayceon Taylor Dwayne Carter, Jr. Andre Lyon Marcello Valezano Eddie Montilla Bryan Williams David Delgado Chaz Mishan	1:56
2.	"And Now"		3:02
3.	"Let Go"		3:02
4.	"Into the Light"		3:40
5.	"Light"		2:42
6.	"Voi Parlate, Io Gioco"		3:39
7.	"Golden Virginia"		3:44
8.	"You Know"		2:53
9.	"No Escapin' This"		2:41
Total length:			27:19

Vinyl edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Life"	JJ Taylor Carter Delgado Lyon Mishan Montilla Valezano Williams	1:56
2.	"And Now"		3:02
3.	"Let Go"		3:02
4.	"Into the Light"		3:40
5.	"Light"		2:42
6.	"Voi Parlate, Io Gioco"		3:39
7.	"Golden Virginia"		3:44
8.	"You Know"		2:53
9.	"I Know"		3:31
10.	"No Escapin' This"		2:41
Total length:			30:50

References

1. "jj no3 by jj reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
2. "Reviews for jj no 3 by jj". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
3. Hoffman, K. Ross. "jj No. 3 – jj". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
4. Caine, Paul (16 March 2010). "jj: jj n° 3". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
5. Battan, Carrie (23 February 2010). "jj | jj N° 3". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
6. "jj: jj n° 3". Mojo (199): 97. June 2010.
7. "jj: jj n° 3". NME. 2010.
8. Colly, Joe (19 March 2010). "JJ: jj n° 3". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
9. "jj: jj n° 3". Q (287): 124. June 2010.
10. Walters, Barry (8 March 2010). "jj, 'jj n° 3′ (Sincerely Yours/Secretly Canadian)". Spin. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
11. "jj: No. 3". The Times. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
12. "jj: jj n° 3". Uncut (157): 91. June 2010.
13. jj My Life - Battlefield 3 Trailer on YouTube
14. "jj - jj nº 3". Secretly Canadian. Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
15. "Discover the greatest music every month". The Album Club. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
16. "Hear Two New jj Songs | News". Pitchfork. 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
17. "JJ - Let Go". Marcussoderlund.se. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-26.