It Means Nothing
{{Short description|2007 single by Stereophonics}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name = It Means Nothing
| cover = It Means Nothing.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Stereophonics
| album = Pull the Pin
| B-side = Bank Holiday Monday
| released = {{start date|2007|9|24|df=y}}{{cite magazine|title=Music Upfront: September 24|magazine=Music Week|page=23|date=September 22, 2007}}
| written = 2005
| studio = {{ubl|Grouse Lodge (County Westmeath, Ireland)|Real World (Wiltshire, England)|Eden (London, England)}}
| genre =
| length = 3:48
| label = V2
| writer = Kelly Jones
| producer = {{hlist|Kelly Jones|Jim Lowe}}
| prev_title = Bank Holiday Monday
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = My Friends
| next_year = 2007
| misc = {{External music video |{{YouTube|VAJ-WMwGsco|"It Means Nothing"}}}}
}}
"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.{{cite AV media notes|title=Pull the Pin|title-link=Pull the Pin|others=Stereophonics|year=2007|type=UK CD album booklet|publisher=V2 Records|id=VVR1048562}} 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."{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/oct/12/popandrock.shopping2|title=Stereophonics, Pull the Pin|last=Lynskey|first=Dorian|website=The Guardian|date=11 October 2007|access-date=14 October 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12255-pull-the-pin/|title=Stereophonics: Pull the Pin|last=Cohen|first=Ian|website=Pitchfork|date=7 October 2008|access-date=14 October 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/stereophonics-blast-to-the-top-with-pull-the-pin/|title='Pull the Pin': Having a Blast with Stereophonics|last=Armstrong|first=Sam|publisher=uDiscoverMusic|date=15 October 2020|access-date=14 October 2021}}
Track listings
- "It Means Nothing" – 3:48
- "Bank Holiday Monday" – 3:14
- "Helter Skelter" – 4:19
- "Hangman" (demo) – 2:46
UK 7-inch single 1{{cite AV media notes|title=It Means Nothing|others=Stereophonics|year=2007|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=V2 Records|id=VVR5048647}}
:A. "It Means Nothing"
:B. "Bank Holiday Monday"
UK 7-inch single 2{{cite AV media notes|title=It Means Nothing|others=Stereophonics|year=2007|type=UK 7-inch single|publisher=V2 Records|id=VVR5048649}}
: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.
Studios
- Recorded at Grouse Lodge (County Westmeath, Ireland), Real World Studios (Wiltshire, England), and Eden Studios (London, England)
- Mixed at South Lane Studios (England)
- Mastered at Sterling Sound
Personnel
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- Kelly Jones – writing, vocals, guitars, production
- Richard Jones – bass
- Javier Weyler – drums
- Jim Lowe – production, engineering
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- Mike "Spike" Stent – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Miles Aldridge – cover photography
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Charts
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| Chart (2007)
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| {{single chart|Flanders Tip|23|artist=Stereophonics|song=It Means Nothing|rowheader=true|access-date=12 March 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland|5|date=20071013|artist=Stereophonics|song=It Means Nothing|rowheader=true|access-date=12 March 2018}} |
| {{single chart|UK|12|date=20071013|artist=Stereophonics|song=It Means Nothing|rowheader=true|access-date=12 March 2018}} |
References
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Category:Songs critical of religion