A Thousand Trees
"A Thousand Trees" | ||||
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Single by Stereophonics | ||||
from the album Word Gets Around | ||||
B-side | "Carrot Cake & Wine" | |||
Released | 11 August 1997 (1997-08-11)[1] | |||
Length | 3:02 | |||
Label | V2 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kelly Jones | |||
Producer(s) |
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Stereophonics singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"A Thousand Trees" on YouTube | ||||
"A Thousand Trees" is the third single released by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. The song is taken from their debut album, Word Gets Around (1997), and was released on 11 August 1997. It reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart.
Background
According to Kelly Jones, the song is about "a football coach who did some very untowards stuff with younger kids" and whose reputation was subsequently "basically burned to the ground". Reflecting on "A Thousand Trees" in an interview with NME in 2017, Jones said: "It was a very weird incident, when I look back at it now as a 43-year-old man, to put it into a song – if you want the truth. It’s obviously very personal to a lot of people. But it was basically about rumours in a very small environment crushing someone’s reputation".[2]
Track listings
All music was composed by Kelly Jones, Richard Jones and Stuart Cable. All lyrics were written by Kelly Jones except where indicated.
CD 1
- "A Thousand Trees" – 3:03
- "Carrot Cake & Wine" – 4:27
- "A Thousand Trees" (Live at Oxford Zodiac 23.3.97) – 3:39
CD 2 - Acoustic EP
- "A Thousand Trees"
- "Home to Me"
- "Looks Like Chaplin"
- "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward)
7-inch vinyl
- "A Thousand Trees" – 3:03
- "Carrot Cake & Wine" – 4:27
Charts
Chart (1997–2000) | Peak position |
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Scotland (OCC)[3] | 21 |
UK Singles (OCC)[4] | 22 |
UK Indie (OCC)[5] | 18 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Other versions
- A live version of "A Thousand Trees" and "Carrot Cake & Wine" is included in the live album Live From Dakota.
- The video can be found on the Call Us What You Want But Don't Call Us in the Morning DVD.
- The song is also performed on the Live at Cardiff Castle, Live at Morfa Stadium and Live from Dakota DVDs.
References
- ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 9 August 1997. p. 33. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Stereophonics look back on the origins of classic single ‘A Thousand Trees’ Andrew Trendell, NME (9 November 2017) Archived 11 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "British single certifications – Stereophonics – A Thousand Trees". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
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- Jamie Morrison
- Live from London EP
- Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics
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- "C'est la Vie"
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- "Hungover For You"
- "Hanging on Your Hinges"
- "Do Ya Feel My Love?"
- "Forever"
- "Right Place Right Time"
- "When You See It"
- Live at Cardiff Castle
- Performance and Cocktails: Live at Morfa Stadium
- A Day at the Races
- Call Us What You Want but Don't Call Us in the Morning
- Language. Sex. Violence. Other?
- Rewind
- Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics
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