"Stoned in Love" | |||||||||||
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Single by Chicane featuring Tom Jones | |||||||||||
from the album Somersault | |||||||||||
B-side | "Music for Elevators" | ||||||||||
Released | 17 April 2006 (UK) 11 July 2006 (Canada) 11 September 2006 (Australia) |
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CD, 12" (UK) Digital download (Canada) |
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Recorded | Modena 2, Mothership Studios UK. Shangri-La Studios, Malibu (vocals) |
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Genre | Balearic house | ||||||||||
Length | 3:41 (radio edit) | ||||||||||
Label | Globe | ||||||||||
Writer(s) | Nick Bracegirdle, Ray Hedges, Tom Jones, John Pickering, Nigel Butler | ||||||||||
Producer(s) | Bracegirdle, Steve Osborne, Hedges | ||||||||||
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"Stoned in Love" is a dance track by Chicane (Nick Bracegirdle), with vocals performed by famed pop singer Tom Jones. It was released as a single on 17 April 2006.
The song followed a number of genre crossover recordings for both musicians, Bracegirdle having recorded previous hits with Celtic folk singer Máire Brennan and rock singer Bryan Adams, and Jones having recorded the house music hit "Sex Bomb" with producer/DJ Mousse T.
It was included on Chicane's third studio album, Somersault in 2007, as well as Tom Jones' 2006 compilation "Greatest Hits: The Platinum Edition".
Having written the song, Bracegirdle was looking for a singer able to reach a high pitch in vocal range, without having to resort to falsetto. According to Bracegirdle, his initial candidates were Jones, James Dean Bradfield and Kelly Jones — all Welshmen. Jones has stated that he had never heard of Chicane before being approached with the song, but soon took a liking to the material: "It's a very well written song with good lyrics. It's a proper song structurally and not just a moody record."
The single was first announced in March 2006 in a press release on the official Chicane website, following three years of minimal recording activity and little publicity from Bracegirdle. Soon after, audio and video samples were hosted on the official Chicane and Tom Jones websites.