| "The Ballad of Tom Jones" | ||||
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| Single by Space with Cerys Matthews | ||||
| from the album Tin Planet | ||||
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| Released | 23 February 1998[1] | |||
| Genre | Britpop[2] | |||
| Length | 4:11 | |||
| Label | Gut | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tommy Scott | |||
| Producer(s) | Jeremy Wheatley, Space | |||
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| Cerys Matthews singles chronology | ||||
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"The Ballad of Tom Jones" is a song by English band Space and Cerys Matthews, lead singer of Welsh band Catatonia. Lead singer Tommy Scott described Tom Jones as 'brilliant'.[3] The song became a highly successful radio single, and resulted in Space performing with Jones in Jools Holland's' New Year's Eve television programme.[4]
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 British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of at least 200,000 copies.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 21 February 1998. p. 29. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ^ Ellis, Lucy (2000). Tom Jones: close up. Omnibus. p. 339. ISBN 0711975493.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. pp. 179. ISBN 1858284570.