3 is an extended play 45 rpm record released in 1961 by The Shadows.

It was released on Columbia Records/EMI Records as SEG 8166 in mono and reached #13 in the UK EP charts in August 1962 and stayed on the chart for 4 weeks.

All the songs on the record had previously been released on the album The Shadows, and more songs from the album had already been released on the EP The Shadows No.

Side 1 Side 2 Robyn McGlynn, the author of "Gonzales" was a pseudonym of Peter Gormley[2] whose daughter was named Robyn.

The liner notes were written by Cliff Richard.