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{{Infobox album|
| name       = 3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light
| type       = EP
| artist     = [[Belle & Sebastian]]
| cover      = Belle & Sebastian - 3.. 6.. 9.. Seconds Of Light.jpg|border=yes
| alt        =
| released   = {{start date|1997|10|13|df=y}}
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      =
| length     = {{Duration|m=19|s=17}}
| label      = [[Jeepster Records|Jeepster]]
| producer   = Tony Doogan<br />Belle & Sebastian
| prev_title = [[Lazy Line Painter Jane]]
| prev_year  = 1997
| next_title = [[The Boy with the Arab Strap]]
| next_year  = 1998
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r330137|pure_url=yes}}|title=''3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light'' Review|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=25 April 2011}}</ref>
}}

'''''3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light''''' was [[Belle & Sebastian]]'s third [[extended play|EP]], released in [[1997 in music|1997]] on [[Jeepster Records]]. The lead track on the EP, "A Century of Fakers," uses the same backing track as "A Century of Elvis" from ''[[Lazy Line Painter Jane]]''. Another song, "Songs for Children" (sometimes known as "On the Radio") plays directly after "Put the Book Back on the Shelf" (on the same track) on both the CD and 12" versions of this release. The front cover features band member [[Stuart Murdoch (musician)|Stuart Murdoch]] with Victoria Morton. The EP was later re-packaged as part of the ''[[Lazy Line Painter Jane (boxset)|Lazy Line Painter Jane]]'' box-set, and all four tracks were collected on the ''[[Push Barman to Open Old Wounds]]'' compilation. Both ''[[NME]]'' and [[Melody Maker]] made the release their Single of the Week, and the EP became the band's first to reach the UK top 40 singles chart, peaking at #32.

==Track listing==
Source: Jeepster Records,<ref name="Jeepster">{{cite web|url=http://jeepster.co.uk/release/belle-and-sebastian/3-6-9-seconds-of-light/|title=''3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light'' at jeepster.co.uk|access-date=25 April 2011}}</ref> Belle & Sebastian Official Site<ref name="B&S">{{cite web|url=http://www.belleandsebastian.com/recordings/3-6-9-seconds|title=''3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light'' at belleandsebastian.com|access-date=25 April 2011}}</ref>
{{Tracklist
| all_writing = Belle & Sebastian.
| title1 = A Century of Fakers
| length1 = 4:30
| title2 = Le Pastie de la Bourgeoisie
| length2 = 3:10
| title3 = Beautiful
| length3 = 5:13
| title4 = Put the Book Back on the Shelf{{'-}}
| length4 = 6:24
}}

==Release details==
* CD (JPRCDS003)
* 12" vinyl (JPR12003)
* 7" vinyl (JPR7003)

==References==
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[[Category:Belle and Sebastian EPs]]
[[Category:1997 EPs]]
[[Category:Jeepster Records EPs]]

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