Seven Mary Three were an American rock band who emerged in the mid-1990s, when post-grunge ruled American radio. Their breakthrough, "Cumbersome", arrived in 1995 with a gravelly vocal and a brooding chug that fit the era perfectly, and it became a rock-radio hit that defined them.
The band took their name from a police call sign in the television show CHiPs, and "Cumbersome" rode the same brooding, introspective wave as contemporaries like Live and Collective Soul. They kept recording through the following decade and held a loyal following, but no later single matched the reach of that first one.
On streaming, "Cumbersome" sits near 123 million plays, while their next most-streamed track, "Water's Edge", trails at around 24 million. That puts the ratio at about 5.05, just over our 5.0 threshold.
By our measure Seven Mary Three are a certified one-hit wonder, though theirs is a borderline call. They are a working rock band with more than one song their fans cherish, and the verdict rests on a thin margin. For now, one slab of 90s post-grunge sits far enough ahead to carry the catalogue.