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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Just Looking
| cover = Justlookingsingle.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Stereophonics
| album = Performance and Cocktails
| B-side = Postmen Do Not Great Movie Heroes Make
| released =
| written = September 1997 (Amsterdam)
| recorded =
| studio = Real World (Bath, Somerset, England)
| genre =
| length = 4:13
| label = V2
| composer =
| lyricist = Kelly Jones
| producer = Bird & Bush
| prev_title = The Bartender and the Thief
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Pick a Part That's New
| next_year = 1999
| misc =
}}
"'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. A live acoustic version is featured on CD two of the "Step On My Old Size Nines" single. 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 listing
'UK limited-edition 7-inch single'
:A. "Just Looking"
:B. "Postmen Do Not Great Movie Heroes Make" (featuring Marco Migliari)
'UK CD1'
# "Just Looking"
# "Postmen Do Not Great Movie Heroes Make" (featuring Marco Migliari)
# "Sunny Afternoon" (the Kinks cover)
'UK CD2'
# "Just Looking" (album version)
# "Local Boy in the Photograph" (recorded live for Radio One)
# "Same Size Feet" (recorded live for Radio One)
Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the 'Performance and Cocktails' album booklet.
'Recording'
* Written in September 1997 (a hotel in Amsterdam)
* Recorded at Real World (Bath, Somerset, England)
* Mastered at Metropolis (London, England)
'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
Certifications
References
Category:1997 songs
Category:1999 singles
Category:Songs written by Kelly Jones
Category:Stereophonics songs
Category:V2 Records singles
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