Just Looking (song)

"Just Looking" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics, issued as the second single from their second album, Performance and Cocktails (1999). It was released on 22 February 1999, reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart and number 18 in Ireland. In 2022, it was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales and streams of over 400,000 units. A live acoustic version is featured on CD two of the "Step On My Old Size Nines" single.^[1] The song's music video features the band in a car with Stuart Cable driving. He offers the other members a Jelly Baby, and the car ends up sinking underwater.

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Track listings

UK CD1^[2]

"Just Looking"
"Postmen Do Not Great Movie Heroes Make" (featuring Marco Migliari)
"Sunny Afternoon" (the Kinks cover)

UK CD2^[3]

"Just Looking" (album version)
"Local Boy in the Photograph" (recorded live for Radio One)
"Same Size Feet" (recorded live for Radio One)

UK limited-edition 7-inch single^[4]

A. "Just Looking"

B. "Postmen Do Not Great Movie Heroes Make" (featuring Marco Migliari)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Performance and Cocktails album booklet.^[5]

Recording

Written in September 1997 (a hotel in Amsterdam)
Recorded at Real World (Bath, Somerset, England)
Mastered at Metropolis (London, England)

Personnel

Kelly Jones – music, lyrics, vocals, guitar
Richard Jones – music, bass
Stuart Cable – music, drums
Marshall Bird – keyboards
Bird & Bush – production
Al Clay – mixing
Ian Cooper – mastering

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[6]	18
Ireland (IRMA)^[7]	18
Scotland (OCC)^[8]	3
UK Singles (OCC)^[9]	4
UK Indie (OCC)^[10]	2

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[11]	Gold	400,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	22 February 1999	CD cassette	V2	^[12]
United Kingdom	1 March 1999	7-inch vinyl	V2	^[13]

References

^ Step On My Old Size Nines (UK CD 2 liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2001. VVR5016258.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Just Looking (UK CD1 liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 1999. VVR5005303.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Just Looking (UK CD2 liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 1999. VVR 5005310.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Just Looking (UK limited 7-inch single sleeve). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 1999. VVR5005327.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Performance and Cocktails (UK CD album booklet). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 1999. VVR1004492.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 11. 13 March 1999. p. 14. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Just Looking". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
^ "British single certifications – Stereophonics – Just Looking". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 22 February, 1999: Singles". Music Week. 20 February 1999. p. 31.
^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 1 March, 1999: Singles". Music Week. 27 February 1999. p. 25.

v t e Stereophonics
Kelly Jones Richard Jones Adam Zindani Jamie Morrison Stuart Cable Javier Weyler
Studio albums	Word Gets Around Performance and Cocktails Just Enough Education to Perform You Gotta Go There to Come Back Language. Sex. Violence. Other? Pull the Pin Keep Calm and Carry On Graffiti on the Train Keep the Village Alive Scream Above the Sounds Kind Oochya!
Live albums	Live from Dakota
Compilations and EPs	Live from London EP Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics
Singles	"Local Boy in the Photograph" "More Life in a Tramps Vest" "A Thousand Trees" "Traffic" "The Bartender and the Thief" "Just Looking" "Pick a Part That's New" "I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio" "Hurry Up and Wait" "Mama Told Me Not to Come" "Mr. Writer" "Have a Nice Day" "Step on My Old Size Nines" "Handbags and Gladrags" "Vegas Two Times" "Madame Helga" "Maybe Tomorrow" "Since I Told You It's Over" "Moviestar" "Dakota" "Superman" "Devil" "Rewind" "It Means Nothing" "My Friends" "You're My Star" "Innocent" "Could You Be the One?" "In a Moment" "Indian Summer" "Graffiti on the Train" "We Share the Same Sun" "C'est la Vie" "I Wanna Get Lost with You" "Song for the Summer" "Chaos from the Top Down"
Concert videos	Live at Cardiff Castle Performance and Cocktails: Live at Morfa Stadium A Day at the Races
Promotional films	Call Us What You Want but Don't Call Us in the Morning Language. Sex. Violence. Other? Rewind Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics
Tours	Graffiti on the Train Tour
Related articles	Discography Songs Awards and nominations
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