Mr. Writer

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"Mr. Writer"
Mrwriter.jpg
Single by Stereophonics
from the album Just Enough Education to Perform
B-side"Maritim Belle Vue in Kiel"
Released19 March 2001 (2001-03-19)
Genre
Length
  • 5:19 (album version)
  • 4:26 (edit)
LabelV2
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Marshall Bird
  • Steve Bush
Stereophonics singles chronology
"Mama Told Me Not to Come"
(2000) 		"Mr. Writer"
(2001) 		"Have a Nice Day"
(2001)
Music video
"Mr. Writer" on YouTube

"Mr. Writer" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics, taken from their third album Just Enough Education to Perform. It was released on 19 March 2001. It reached number five on the UK Singles Chart, number seven in Ireland, and number 53 in Sweden, where it was their first and only single to chart.

Background[]

The song is track three on the album. A live version from Millennium Stadium Cardiff is on the "Vegas Two Times" single. It was written in response to a journalist who had toured with the band and had later given them negative reviews. The song has been attributed as one of the factors that has caused the group's uneasy relationship with the media. In a 2008 interview with The Guardian, lead singer Kelly Jones admitted that "...every journalist thought ["Mr. Writer"] was about them. It took me 10 minutes to write and 10 years to explain."[1] A live acoustic version is track one on CD2 on the "Mr. Writer" singles, which also includes live acoustic versions of "Hurry Up and Wait" and "Don't Let Me Down".[2]

Music video[]

The music video for the song was directed by David Slade[3] and features clips of the band performing in a snowy globe and some other clips of the band dressed as clowns driving in a car which soon catches fire and is brutally destroyed. Then the band run off into the dusk at the end of the video.

Track listings[]

Charts[]

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United Kingdom 19 March 2001 (2001-03-19)
  • CD
  • cassette
 V2 [16][17]
United States 30 April 2001 (2001-04-30) Triple A radio [18]
1 May 2001 (2001-05-01) Alternative radio [19]

References[]

  1. ^ Barnett, Laura (28 October 2008). "Portrait of the artist: Kelly Jones, musician". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Mr. Writer (UK CD2 liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2001. VVR5015938.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ MVDBase Music video Database – searching for Stereophonics videography.
  4. ^ Mr. Writer (UK CD1 liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2001. VVR5015933.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Mr. Writer (UK cassette single sleeve). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2001. VVR5015935.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Mr. Writer (European CD single liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2001. VVR5016048.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Mr. Writer (US promo CD liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2001. V2DJ-27683-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18 no. 15. 7 April 2001. p. 19. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  9. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Mr Writer". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Stereophonics – Mr. Writer" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Stereophonics – Mr. Writer". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  15. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  16. ^ Sexton, Paul (24 March 2001). "U.K.'s Stereophonics, V2 Aim for Elusive Stateside Breakthrough" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 113 no. 12. p. 17. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  17. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting March 19, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 17 March 2001. p. 23. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Adult Alternative: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1399. 27 April 2001. p. 120. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Alternative: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1399. 27 April 2001. p. 113. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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