Just Looking (song) explained

Just Looking
Cover:Justlookingsingle.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Stereophonics
Album:Performance and Cocktails
B-Side:Postmen Do Not Great Movie Heroes Make
Written:September 1997 (Amsterdam)
Studio:Real World (Bath, Somerset, England)
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

"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

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

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

Recording

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
United Kingdom22 February 1999V2[7]
1 March 19997-inch vinyl[8]

Notes and References

  1. Step On My Old Size Nines. Step On My Old Size Nines. Stereophonics. 2001. UK CD 2 liner notes. V2 Records. VVR5016258.
  2. Just Looking. Stereophonics. 1999. UK CD1 liner notes. V2 Records. VVR5005303.
  3. Just Looking. Stereophonics. 1999. UK CD2 liner notes. V2 Records. VVR 5005310.
  4. Just Looking. Stereophonics. 1999. UK limited 7-inch single sleeve. V2 Records. VVR5005327.
  5. Performance and Cocktails. Performance and Cocktails. Stereophonics. 1999. UK CD album booklet. V2 Records. VVR1004492.
  6. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 16. 11. 14. 13 March 1999. 23 August 2020.
  7. New Releases – For Week Starting 22 February, 1999: Singles. Music Week. 31. 20 February 1999.
  8. New Releases – For Week Starting 1 March, 1999: Singles. Music Week. 25. 27 February 1999.