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 | |||
Format | 7" vinyl, CD single | |||
Recorded | 1992 and 1997 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 3:02 | |||
Label | V2 Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kelly Jones | |||
Producer(s) |
CD1:#1 & #2: Bird & Bush | |||
Stereophonics singles chronology | ||||
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"A Thousand Trees" is the third single by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. The song is taken from their debut album, Word Gets Around and was released in August 1997. It reached #22 on the UK Singles chart.
The catchy, anthemic opener is about a respected junior football coach who ruined his career through rumours about a lurid sexual encounter with a female student.
The title and the lyric 'It only takes one tree to make a thousand matches but only takes one match to burn a thousand trees' came from the back of a box of England's Glory matches.[1]
Track listing
All music written by Kelly Jones, Richard Jones and Stuart Cable. All lyrics composed 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" vinyl
- "A Thousand Trees" – 3:03
- "Carrot Cake & Wine" – 4:27
Other versions of the song
- 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.
Trivia
- The song appears in Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 along with "Dakota".
- The song and band both appear in a BBC Wales advertisement for the 1999 Five Nations Championship.
References
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