"The Ballad of Tom Jones" is a song by English band

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, lead singer of Welsh band

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. Lead singer Tommy Scott described Tom Jones as 'brilliant'. The song became a highly successful radio single, and resulted in Space performing with Jones in

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's' New Year's Eve television programme. Released on 23 February 1998, the song peaked at number four in the United Kingdom, number 26 in Ireland, number 46 in Australia, and number 27 in New Zealand. It is the band's highest-selling single in their home country, earning a silver certification from the

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(BPI) for sales of at least 200,000 copies.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "The Ballad of Tom Jones" – 4:09 # "Happy Endings" – 3:08 # "Now She's Gone" – 2:36 # "Stress Transmissions" – 3:53 UK CD2 and Australian CD single # "The Ballad of Tom Jones" – 4:09 # "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (Cocktail Lounge mix) – 5:45 # "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (Dirty Beatniks mix) – 4:29 # "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (Sound 5 mix) – 6:48 # "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (Sure Is Pure dub mix) – 7:14 # "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (SX Dub "Scratchin' Cuckoo" mix) – 5:04 # "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (Tom Jones: Axe to Your Head mix) – 6:04 UK 7-inch single :A. "The Ballad of Tom Jones" – 4:09 :B. "Now She's Gone" – 2:36 UK cassette single # "The Ballad of Tom Jones" – 4:09 # "Happy Endings" – 3:08 # "Now She's Gone" – 2:36

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External links

"The Ballad of Tom Jones" article
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