"It Means Nothing" is a song by Welsh

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band Stereophonics from their sixth studio album, '' Pull the Pin'' (2007). The

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was released as a single on 24 September 2007 and reached number 12 on the

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. B-side " Helter Skelter" is a cover version of the original song by

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Background and meaning

Lead singer and guitarist

Kelly Jones Kelly Jones (born 3 June 1974) is a Welsh singer-songwriter and a founding member, lead singer, and guitarist of the rock band Stereophonics. Early life and debut Kelly Jones was born youngest of three boys for Beryl and Arwyn Jones in the s ...

wrote "It Means Nothing" about the

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shortly after the event; it was one of the first songs composed for '' Pull the Pin''. A midtempo

, the song is a retrospective account on the bombings with

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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),

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, England), and

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(London, England) * Mixed at South Lane Studios (England) * Mastered at Sterling Sound Personnel * Kelly Jones – writing, vocals, guitars, production * Richard Jones – bass *

Javier Weyler Javier Andrés Weyler (born 3 July 1975) is an Argentine-born Venezuelan-English drummer, best known as a member of Stereophonics from 2004 to 2012. He was the drummer in the Venezuelan band Claroscuro for over nine years until he left the count ...

– drums * Jim Lowe – production, engineering * Mike "Spike" Stent – mixing *

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– mastering *

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– cover photography

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2000s ballads 2005 songs 2007 singles Songs critical of religion Songs written by Kelly Jones Stereophonics songs V2 Records singles