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Wikipedia article
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| name = It Means Nothing
| cover = It Means Nothing.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Stereophonics
| album = Pull the Pin
| B-side = Bank Holiday Monday
| released =
| written = 2005
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 3:48
| label = V2
| writer = Kelly Jones
| producer =
| prev_title = Bank Holiday Monday
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = My Friends
| next_year = 2007
| misc =
}}
"'It Means Nothing'" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics from their sixth studio album, 'Pull the Pin' (2007). The ballad was released as a single on 24 September 2007 and reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. B-side "Helter Skelter" is a cover version of the original song by the Beatles.
Background and meaning
Lead singer and guitarist Kelly Jones wrote "It Means Nothing" about the 7 July 2005 London bombings shortly after the event; it was one of the first songs composed for 'Pull the Pin'. A midtempo ballad, the song is a retrospective account on the bombings with theological overtones, with lyrics such as "You can find yourself a god / Believe in which one you want / 'Cause they love you all the same / They just go by different names."
Track listings
'UK CD single'
# "It Means Nothing" 3:48
# "Bank Holiday Monday" 3:14
# "Helter Skelter" 4:19
# "Hangman" (demo) 2:46
'UK 7-inch single 1'
:A. "It Means Nothing"
:B. "Bank Holiday Monday"
'UK 7-inch single 2'
:A. "It Means Nothing" (live)
:B. "Bank Holiday Monday" (live)
Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the first UK 7-inch single sleeve and the 'Pull the Pin' booklet.
'Studios'
* Recorded at Grouse Lodge (County Westmeath, Ireland), Real World Studios (Wiltshire, England), and Eden Studios (London, England)
* Mixed at South Lane Studios (England)
* Mastered at Sterling Sound
'Personnel'
* Kelly Jones writing, vocals, guitars, production
* Richard Jones bass
* Javier Weyler drums
* Jim Lowe production, engineering
* Mike "Spike" Stent mixing
* Ted Jensen mastering
* Miles Aldridge cover photography
Charts
References
Category:2000s ballads
Category:2005 songs
Category:2007 singles
Category:Songs critical of religion
Category:Songs written by Kelly Jones
Category:Stereophonics songs
Category:V2 Records singles
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