Broken Stones Explained

Broken Stones
Cover:Broken Stones cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Paul Weller
Album:Stanley Road
B-Side:Steam
Released:[1]
Label:Go! Discs
Producer:Brendan Lynch, Paul Weller
Prev Title:You Do Something to Me
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:Out of the Sinking
Next Year:1996

"Broken Stones" is a song by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller, released in September 1995 by Go! Discs as the fourth single from his third solo album, Stanley Road (1995). It reached 20 on the UK Singles Chart the same month. Weller was inspired to write the track after a conversation he had with his son at the beach, with the idea that people were like a broken stone trying to become whole again.[2]

Critical reception

Ted Kessler from NME declared the song as a "soul ballad" and "a distant and healthy cousin of The Jam's 'Ghosts.[3]

Notes and References

  1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 49. 16 September 1995.
  2. Web site: Broken Stones. Songfacts. 28 March 2020.
  3. Ted. Kessler. Long Play. NME. 20 May 1995. 44. 26 January 2024.
  4. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 12. 40. 22. 7 October 1995.