Chickenfoot III

Chickenfoot
Industry	Music
Founder	Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Chad Smith
Products	Music albums

Chickenfoot III represents the sophomore studio release from the American hard rock ensemble Chickenfoot, which became available on September 27, 2011. Despite what its name implies, this album is not their third studio effort; alternative titles considered included Chickenfoot IV. The original edition was notable for its 3-D album cover and earned a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Recording Package during the 2012 event.

Production

Recording sessions for the album commenced in April 2010 during breaks in the band's schedule, where they developed demos of four untitled tracks. One of these was featured in a video demonstrating their proprietary A.M.P.F. ("Audio Musical Performance Fidelity") technology.

On July 8, 2011, a teaser video was unveiled featuring a track from the forthcoming album alongside a message stating: "Attention Foot Soldiers. Get Your Boots On. September 27, 2011."

Vinyl release

The album was also issued on limited edition red and blue vinyl in a 12" LP format; however, these vinyl pressings do not include the hidden track titled "No Change."

Chickenfoot

Michael Anthony – bass guitar and backing vocals
Sammy Hagar – lead vocals and rhythm guitar
Joe Satriani – lead guitar, keyboards, and piano
Chad Smith – drums and percussion

Additional personnel

Joani Bye – backing vocals (track 6)
Linda Bye – backing vocals (track 6)
Monique Creber – backing vocals (track 6)
Mike Fraser – production, engineering, and mixing
Mike Keneally – piano and organ (tracks 2, 3, 6)

Weekly charts

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Chart (2011)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	62

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position

Sales

In 2011, III achieved sales nearing 35,000 units within the United States market.

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