"It Means Nothing"
Single by Stereophonics
from the album Pull the Pin
B-side"Bank Holiday Monday"
Written2005
Released24 September 2007 (2007-09-24)[1]
Studio
Length3:48
LabelV2
Songwriter(s)Kelly Jones
Producer(s)
Stereophonics singles chronology
"Bank Holiday Monday"
(2007)		 "It Means Nothing"
(2007)		 "My Friends"
(2007)
Music video
"It Means Nothing" on YouTube

"It Means Nothing" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics from their sixth studio album, Pull the Pin (2007). The ballad was released as a single on 24 September 2007 and reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. B-side "Helter Skelter" is a cover version of the original song by the Beatles.

Background and meaning

Lead singer and guitarist Kelly Jones wrote "It Means Nothing" about the 7 July 2005 London bombings shortly after the event; it was one of the first songs composed for Pull the Pin.[2] A midtempo ballad, the song is a retrospective account on the bombings with theological 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."[3][4][5]

Track listings

UK CD single[6]

  1. "It Means Nothing" – 3:48
  2. "Bank Holiday Monday" – 3:14
  3. "Helter Skelter" – 4:19
  4. "Hangman" (demo) – 2:46

UK 7-inch single 1[7]

A. "It Means Nothing"
B. "Bank Holiday Monday"

UK 7-inch single 2[8]

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.[2][7]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[9] 23
Scotland (OCC)[10] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 12

References

  1. ↑ "Music Upfront: September 24". Music Week. 22 September 2007. p. 23.
  2. 1 2 Pull the Pin (UK CD album booklet). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2007. VVR1048562.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ Lynskey, Dorian (11 October 2007). "Stereophonics, Pull the Pin". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Cohen, Ian (7 October 2008). "Stereophonics: Pull the Pin". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Armstrong, Sam (15 October 2020). "'Pull the Pin': Having a Blast with Stereophonics". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  6. ↑ It Means Nothing (UK CD single liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2007. VVR5048643.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. 1 2 It Means Nothing (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2007. VVR5048647.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ It Means Nothing (UK 7-inch single). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2007. VVR5048649.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ "Stereophonics – It Means Nothing" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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