"Pick a Part That's New" is a song by Welsh

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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 was released on 3 May 1999 as the third single from their second studio album, ''

Performance and Cocktails ''Performance and Cocktails'' is the second studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. It was released by V2 on 8 March 1999. The name of the album comes from lyrics in the album's first song, "Roll Up and Shine", just like the previous a ...

'' (1999). The single reached number four on the

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and number 17 in Ireland. In March 2000, the song charted in Canada, peaking at number 22 on the ''RPM'' Top 30 Rock Report. The song was certified silver in the United Kingdom in 2017 for sales and streams exceeding 200,000 units. An acoustic version is found on CD2 of the "Pick a Part That's New" single. A live version from Morfa Stadium is available on CD2 of the "

I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio "I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio" is the fourth single released from Welsh rock band Stereophonics' second studio album, ''Performance and Cocktails'' (1999), on which the song appears as the seventh track. The single was released in August 1999 an ...

" single.

Music video

The music video features the band parodying the 1969 film ''

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'' in

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and performing in a bus which is on a cliff edge.

Track listings

All songs were written by

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 ...

, Richard Jones, and

Stuart Cable Stuart James Cable (19 May 1970 – 7 June 2010) was a Welsh rock drummer and broadcaster, best known as the original drummer for the band Stereophonics. Early life Cable was born in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, on 19 May 1970. When he was 1 ...

except where noted. UK CD1 # "Pick a Part That's New" # "Nice to Be Out" (demo) # "Positively 4th Street" # "Pick a Part That's New" (video) UK CD2 # "Pick a Part That's New" (acoustic) # "In My Day" # "Something in the Way" UK 7-inch and cassette single # "Pick a Part That's New" # "Nice to Be Out" (demo) European CD single # "Pick a Part That's New" # "

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" Australian CD single # "Pick a Part That's New" # "Nice to Be Out" (demo) # "Positively 4th Street" # "Pick a Part That's New" (acoustic version)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the ''

'' album booklet. Recording * Written in September 1997 (a hotel in New York) * Recorded at Parkgate (

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, England) * Mastered at

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(London, England) Personnel * Kelly Jones – music, lyrics, vocals, guitar * Richard Jones – music, bass * Stuart Cable – music, drums * Marshall Bird – keyboards * Bird & Bush – production * Al Clay – mixing * Ian Cooper – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pick A Part That's New 1997 songs 1999 singles Songs written by Kelly Jones Stereophonics songs V2 Records singles