"Graffiti on the Train" is a song by
rock band
Stereophonics
Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in the Cynon Valley, Wales. The band consists of Kelly Jones (lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), Richard Jones (bass guitar, harmonica, backing vocals), Adam Zind ...
. It is the second track on their 2013
studio album of the same name and was released as the third single from the album on 13 May 2013.
Background and release
Writing for "Graffiti on the Train" started when lead singer
Kelly Jones thought children were trying to break into his house. When he caught them one time they explained to him they were trying to get to the railway behind his house in order to spray
graffiti on a train. The idea that they were trying to spray a proposal message on one of the trains stuck with Jones and subsequently appeared in the song's lyrics.
Formats
Promotional singles were made available which featured the song as well as the
radio edit and the
instrumental version
and was released on 22 April 2013. The limited
10" vinyl
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edition with lyrics etched on Side B was available to pre-order on the band's website and was released on 13 May 2013.
The
cover art
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for "Graffiti on the Train" was designed by Steve Goddard.
The artwork was featured in ''
Graffiti on the Trains album booklet.
Release history
Music video
The
music video for "Graffiti on the Train" was directed by Jones and was shot at the
Empress Ballroom in
Blackpool
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. It features Stereophonics performing and is the first music video from ''Graffiti on the Train'' to only feature the band
as the previous videos featured various other people. During the verses, handwriting of the lyrics appear as Jones sings them.
Live performances
"Graffiti on the Train" made its live debut at
Electric Brixton,
London. Stereophonics held a March tour to support ''Graffiti on the Train'' and the title song was played at every venue.
It has become a regular in their set list since its debut.
During the band's summer festival run, they played "Graffiti on the Train" at these festivals, including
Pinkpop Festival,
T in the Park and the
V Festival. The song was one of the 6 songs from the album played at Radio 2 In Concert.
Track listings
Personnel
;Stereophonics
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Kelly Jones –
lead vocals,
guitar
*
Richard Jones Richard Jones may refer to:
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*F. Richard Jones (1893–1930), American filmmaker
*Dick Clair (Richard Jones, 1931–1988), American producer, actor and TV writer
*Richard Jones (The Feeling), British bass guitarist
*Richard J ...
–
bass guitar
*
Adam Zindani – guitar,
backing vocals
*
Javier Weyler –
drums
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;Additional
* Jim Lowe –
keyboards
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Music
* Musi ...
,
programming
;Technical
*
Production – Kelly Jones, Jime Lowe
*
Mixing – Jones, Lowe
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Engineering – Lowe
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Mastering – Dick Beetham
Charts
References
;Notes
;Footnotes
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2013 singles
Stereophonics songs
Songs written by Kelly Jones
2013 songs