Stone Cold (Jimmy Barnes song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Stone Cold
| cover = Stone_Cold_by_Jimmy_Barnes.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Jimmy Barnes
| album = Heat
| B-side = "Stone Cold" (live)
| released = May 1993
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 3:46
| label = Mushroom Records
| writer = Don Walker
| producer = Don Gehman
| prev_title = Stand Up
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Right by Your Side
| next_year = 1993
}}
"Stone Cold" is a song by Australian rock musician, Jimmy Barnes. It was released in May 1993 as the third single from Barnes' sixth studio album, Heat.
Details
The song was the first time that Barnes had collaborated with former members of Cold Chisel since the band's demise. He said, "When Ian Moss played guitar on it in the studio, it was all so Chisel-esque that it made the hairs stand up on the back of our necks when we played it back. You tend to forget how great a songwriter Don Walker is until you sing his songs."{{cite magazine | title = Warner's "New" Cold Chisel Album Is Hot Down Under| author=Glenn A. Baker |magazine= Billboard |page =37| date = 14 January 1995|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tQsEAAAAMBAJ&q=cold+chisel+don+walker&pg=PA37}}
Don Walker had been the main songwriter in Cold Chisel, and Barnes had requested his contribution. Barnes said, "Now, let me clarify that it wasn't exactly the first time. I had asked Don for help in the past but he hadn't responded."{{cite book | author=Jimmy Barnes |title=Working Class Man |year=2017 | publisher = HarperCollins|isbn=978-1460752142|pages=354}}
Lyrics
"Stone Cold" is a blues rock love song, which sees the singer returning home drunk (or 'stoned') to his lover, telling her he's "stoned... stone cold in love with you" {{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/stone-cold-mt0027531552/lyrics |title=Stone Cold Lyrics|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=28 October 2014}}
Track listing
- Stone Cold 3:46
- Stone Cold (Live) 4:18
- Wheels in Motion 3:20
; CD/ Cassette Maxi {{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Jimmy-Barnes-Stone-Cold/release/4947214 |title= Jimmy Barnes "Stone Cold" Maxi Single|publisher= Discogs.com|accessdate=29 October 2014}}
- Stone Cold
- Stand Up (Live)
- Stone Cold (Live)
- Catch Your Shadow (Acoustic)
- Stone Cold (Acoustic)
- Working Class Man (Acoustic)
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1993)
!scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"{{singlechart|Australia|4|artist=Jimmy Barnes|song=Stone Cold|accessdate=24 October 2014|refname="ARIA"}} |
| scope="row"{{singlechart|New Zealand|14|artist=Jimmy Barnes|song=Stone Cold|accessdate=23 October 2014|refname="NZ"}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1993)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| ARIA Singles Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1993.htm |title=ARIA Top 100 Singles 1993|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=24 October 2014}}
| 22 |
| scope="row"| Australian Artist Singles Chart
| 2 |
=Sales and certifications=
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|title=Stone Cold|artist=Jimmy Barnes|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1993|certref={{cite web|url=http://australianfuncountdowns.blogspot.com/2010/01/accreditation-awards.html|title=ARIA Accreditations (1987-2010)|publisher=Australian Fun Countdowns|accessdate=2015-08-04}}}}
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