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{{Short description|1999 single by Stereophonics}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Just Looking
| name = Just Looking
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| album = [[Performance and Cocktails]]
| album = [[Performance and Cocktails]]
| B-side = Postmen Do Not Great Movie Heroes Make
| B-side = Postmen Do Not Great Movie Heroes Make
| released = 22 February 1999<ref name="bpi"/>
| released = {{start date|1999|2|22|df=y}}
| written = September 1997 (Amsterdam)
| recorded =
| recorded =
| studio = [[Real World Studios|Real World]] ([[Bath, Somerset]], England)
| studio =
| genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[post-Britpop]]}}
| length = 4:13
| length = 4:13
| label = [[V2 Records|V2]]
| label = [[V2 Records|V2]]
| writer = [[Kelly Jones]]
| composer =
* [[Kelly Jones]]
* [[Richard Jones (Stereophonics)|Richard Jones]]
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| producer = {{hlist|Steve Bush|Marshall Bird}}
* [[Stuart Cable]]
| lyricist = Kelly Jones
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| producer = Bird & Bush
| prev_title = [[The Bartender and the Thief]]
| prev_title = [[The Bartender and the Thief]]
| prev_year = 1998
| prev_year = 1998
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| misc = {{External music video |{{YouTube|Xy3T8FmyeE8|"Just Looking"}}}}
| misc = {{External music video |{{YouTube|Xy3T8FmyeE8|"Just Looking"}}}}
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"'''Just Looking'''" is a song by Welsh [[rock music|rock]] band [[Stereophonics]], issued as the second single from their second album, ''[[Performance and Cocktails]]'' (1999). It was released on 22 February 1999, reaching number four on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and number 18 in Ireland. In 2022, it was certified gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) for sales and streams of over 400,000 units. A live acoustic version is featured on CD two of the "[[Step On My Old Size Nines]]" single.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Step On My Old Size Nines|title-link=Step On My Old Size Nines|others=[[Stereophonics]]|year=2001|type=UK CD 2 liner notes|publisher=[[V2 Records]]|id=VVR5016258}}</ref> The song's [[music video]] features the band in a car with [[Stuart Cable]] driving. He offers the other members a [[Jelly Babies|Jelly Baby]], and the car ends up sinking underwater.


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==Track listings==
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"'''Just Looking'''" is a 1999 single by British [[rock band]] [[Stereophonics]]. It is the second single from their second album ''[[Performance and Cocktails]]''. It was released on 22 February 1999 and reached number four on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and number 18 in Ireland. It was certified Silver by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] for sales of over 200,000 in 2002. An acoustic version is featured on CD two of the "[[Step On My Old Size Nines]]" single. The song was also featured on the [[2006 in film|2006]] movie ''[[Snow Cake]]'' starring [[Alan Rickman]], [[Sigourney Weaver]], and [[Carrie-Anne Moss]].
'''UK CD1'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Just Looking|others=Stereophonics|year=1999|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=V2 Records|id=VVR5005303}}</ref>
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# "Just Looking"
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# "Postmen Do Not Great Movie Heroes Make" (featuring Marco Migliari)
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# "[[Sunny Afternoon]]" ([[the Kinks]] cover)


'''UK CD2'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Just Looking|others=Stereophonics|year=1999|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=V2 Records|id=VVR 5005310}}</ref>
The [[music video]] features the band in a car with [[Stuart Cable]] driving. He offers the other members a [[Jelly baby]] and the car ends up sinking underwater.
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# "Just Looking" (album version)
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# "[[Local Boy in the Photograph]]" (recorded live for [[BBC Radio 1|Radio One]])
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# "Same Size Feet" (recorded live for Radio One)


'''UK limited-edition 7-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Just Looking|others=Stereophonics|year=1999|type=UK limited 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=V2 Records|id=VVR5005327}}</ref>
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==Track listing==
:A. "Just Looking"
'''CD1'''
:B. "Postmen Do Not Great Movie Heroes Make" (featuring Marco Migliari)
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# "Just Looking"
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# "Postmen Do Not Great Movie Heroes Make"
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# "[[Sunny Afternoon]]" ([[The Kinks]] cover)


==Credits and personnel==
'''CD2'''
Credits are taken from the ''[[Performance and Cocktails]]'' album booklet.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Performance and Cocktails|title-link=Performance and Cocktails|others=Stereophonics|year=1999|type=UK CD album booklet|publisher=V2 Records|id=VVR1004492}}</ref>
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# "Just Looking"

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# "[[Local Boy in the Photograph]]" (acoustic on Radio One)
'''Recording'''
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# "Same Size Feet" (acoustic on Radio One)
* Written in September 1997 (a hotel in Amsterdam)
* Recorded at [[Real World Studios|Real World]] ([[Bath, Somerset]], England)
* Mastered at [[Metropolis Studios|Metropolis]] (London, England)

'''Personnel'''
{{div col}}
* [[Kelly Jones]] – music, lyrics, vocals, guitar
* [[Richard Jones (Stereophonics)|Richard Jones]] – music, bass
* [[Stuart Cable]] – music, drums
* Marshall Bird – keyboards
* Bird & Bush – production
* Al Clay – mixing
* Ian Cooper – mastering
{{div col end}}


==Charts==
==Charts==
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{{single chart|Ireland2|18|song=Just Looking|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 March 2018}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|18|song=Just Looking|rowheader=true|access-date=26 March 2018}}
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{{single chart|Scotland|3|date=19990306|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 March 2018}}
{{single chart|Scotland|3|date=19990306|rowheader=true|access-date=26 March 2018}}
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{{single chart|UK|4|date=19990306|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 March 2018}}
{{single chart|UK|4|date=19990306|rowheader=true|access-date=26 March 2018}}
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{{single chart|UKindie|2|date=19990306|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 November 2018}}
{{single chart|UKindie|2|date=19990306|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2018}}
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Stereophonics|title=Just Looking|award=Silver|relyear=1999|certyear=2002|id=3564-1691-1|access-date=23 August 2020|refname="bpi"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Stereophonics|title=Just Looking|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2022|id=3564-1691-1|access-date=13 May 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

==Release history==
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!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
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!scope="row" rowspan="2"|United Kingdom
|22 February 1999
|{{hlist|CD|cassette}}
|rowspan="2"|[[V2 Records|V2]]
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 22 February, 1999: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=31|date=20 February 1999}}</ref>
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|1 March 1999
|7-inch vinyl
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 1 March, 1999: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=25|date=27 February 1999}}</ref>
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Youtube|Xy3T8FmyeE8|Stereophonics - Just Looking}}
* {{MetroLyrics song|stereophonics|just-looking}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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[[Category:1997 songs]]
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[[Category:1999 singles]]
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[[Category:Songs written by Kelly Jones]]
[[Category:Songs written by Kelly Jones]]
[[Category:Stereophonics songs]]
[[Category:Stereophonics songs]]
[[Category:V2 Records singles]]
[[Category:V2 Records singles]]


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Latest revision as of 02:08, 27 November 2023

"Just Looking"
Single by Stereophonics
from the album Performance and Cocktails
B-side"Postmen Do Not Great Movie Heroes Make"
WrittenSeptember 1997 (Amsterdam)
Released22 February 1999 (1999-02-22)
StudioReal World (Bath, Somerset, England)
Length4:13
LabelV2
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Kelly Jones
Producer(s)Bird & Bush
Stereophonics singles chronology
"The Bartender and the Thief"
(1998) 		"Just Looking"
(1999) 		"Pick a Part That's New"
(1999)
Music video
"Just Looking" on YouTube

"Just Looking" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics, issued as the second single from their second album, Performance and Cocktails (1999). It was released on 22 February 1999, reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart and number 18 in Ireland. In 2022, it was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales and streams of over 400,000 units. A live acoustic version is featured on CD two of the "Step On My Old Size Nines" single.[1] The song's music video features the band in a car with Stuart Cable driving. He offers the other members a Jelly Baby, and the car ends up sinking underwater.

Track listings

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UK CD1[2]

  1. "Just Looking"
  2. "Postmen Do Not Great Movie Heroes Make" (featuring Marco Migliari)
  3. "Sunny Afternoon" (the Kinks cover)

UK CD2[3]

  1. "Just Looking" (album version)
  2. "Local Boy in the Photograph" (recorded live for Radio One)
  3. "Same Size Feet" (recorded live for Radio One)

UK limited-edition 7-inch single[4]

A. "Just Looking"
B. "Postmen Do Not Great Movie Heroes Make" (featuring Marco Migliari)

Credits and personnel

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Credits are taken from the Performance and Cocktails album booklet.[5]

Recording

Personnel

  • Kelly Jones – music, lyrics, vocals, guitar
  • Richard Jones – music, bass
  • Stuart Cable – music, drums
  • Marshall Bird – keyboards
  • Bird & Bush – production
  • Al Clay – mixing
  • Ian Cooper – mastering

Charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 18
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 18
Scotland (OCC)[8] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 4
UK Indie (OCC)[10] 2

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Gold 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 22 February 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
 V2 [12]
1 March 1999 7-inch vinyl [13]

References

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  1. ^ Step On My Old Size Nines (UK CD 2 liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2001. VVR5016258.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Just Looking (UK CD1 liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 1999. VVR5005303.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Just Looking (UK CD2 liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 1999. VVR 5005310.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Just Looking (UK limited 7-inch single sleeve). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 1999. VVR5005327.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Performance and Cocktails (UK CD album booklet). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 1999. VVR1004492.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 11. 13 March 1999. p. 14. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Just Looking". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  11. ^ "British single certifications – Stereophonics – Just Looking". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  12. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 22 February, 1999: Singles". Music Week. 20 February 1999. p. 31.
  13. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 1 March, 1999: Singles". Music Week. 27 February 1999. p. 25.
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