"Stoned in Love" is a

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track by

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(Nick Bracegirdle), with vocals performed by famed pop singer Tom Jones. It was released as a physical

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on 24 April 2006. The song was later included on Chicane's third studio album, ''

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'' (2007), as well as Tom Jones' 2006 compilation ''Greatest Hits: The Platinum Edition''. The song followed a number of genre crossover recordings for both musicians, Bracegirdle having recorded previous hits with Celtic

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singer Máire Brennan and

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singer

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, and Jones having recorded the

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hit "Sex Bomb" with producer Mousse T.

History

Having written the song, Bracegirdle was looking for a singer able to reach a high pitch in

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, without having to resort to

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. According to Bracegirdle, his initial candidates were Jones,

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and

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— all Welshmen. Jones has stated that he had never heard of Chicane before being approached with the song, but soon took a liking to the material: "It's a very well written song with good lyrics. It's a proper song structurally and not just a moody record." The single was first announced in March 2006 in a press release on the official Chicane website, following three years of minimal recording activity and little publicity from Bracegirdle. Soon after, audio and video samples were hosted on the official Chicane and Tom Jones websites. The single received play from various DJs on

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, including noted DJ

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on 24 February and 10 March, and

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on 2 April. Jones'

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took place during this period of time, on 29 March 2006. Two

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s were announced with the release of the single: the

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on 22 April, and the Islington academy on 24 April. At the 22 April concert, a number of new songs from the upcoming album were played to the public for the first time, including the next single, "Come Tomorrow". Jones has performed the song live with Chicane on ''

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'' on 21 April, on 24 April at the Islington Academy and ''

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'', and on 30 April on ''

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''.

Vocal performance

Jones's singing in the song is noted for being "lighter" and quieter than usual during the verses, to the extent that listeners don't always recognize his voice at first listen. During the choruses, however, he switches to his traditional, high-

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vocal style. While on ''Top of the Pops'', Jones's performance of the song was mandated by his record label, requiring a second performance to be recorded in order to get the song "right".

Single release

"Stoned in Love" entered the

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at 42 on the week starting 23 April 2006, simultaneous to its release date (prior to this, only digital downloads were available). The next week, the song rose to No. 8, and on its third week, it climbed to its peak of No. 7. The single received

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es by Vertigo and

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. On 11 July 2006, "Stoned in Love" was released in Canada as a digital download single on the

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imprint label GLOW Digital. Billed as "Canada's first digital dance/pop label", GLOW was launched with "Stoned in Love" as its first release.

Music video

The

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, directed by Phil Griffin, was made available on the ''Top of the Pops'' website as of the 16 April 2006 show. The video tells a caper story, showing a woman (played by Jane Le) and a man driving through a desert and robbing gas stations, and two police officers in pursuit of them. The man is dubbed the "Tom Jones Bandit" on a

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because he is always seen wearing a rubber Tom Jones mask. Filming took place in the United States. The video ends with the man being arrested and unmasked, revealing the real Tom Jones underneath.

Track listing

UK enhanced CD single # "Stoned in Love" (radio edit) 3:41 # "Stoned in Love" (commercial 12-inch mix) 5:01 # "Stoned in Love" (Vertigo vocal mix) 9:04 # "Stoned in Love" (The Young Punx Vocal Remix) 7:51 # "Stoned in Love" (video)

Charts

Weekly charts

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Release history

References

External links

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