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"A Thousand Trees"
Single by Stereophonics
from the album Word Gets Around
B-side"Carrot Cake & Wine"
Released11 August 1997
Recorded1992–1997
Genre
Length3:02
LabelV2
Songwriter(s)Kelly Jones
Producer(s)
  • Steve Bush & Marshall Bird (CD1)
  • John Brand (CD2)
Stereophonics singles chronology
"More Life in a Tramps Vest"
(1997)
"A Thousand Trees"
(1997)
"Traffic"
(1997)

"A Thousand Trees" is the third single by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. The song is taken from their debut album, Word Gets Around and was released in August 1997. It reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart.

The title and the lyric "It only takes one tree to make a thousand matches but only takes one match to burn a thousand trees" came from the back of a box of England's Glory matches.[1]

The song is featured on the video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2010.

Track listings

All music written by Kelly Jones, Richard Jones and Stuart Cable. All lyrics composed by Kelly Jones; Except where indicated.

CD 1

  1. "A Thousand Trees" – 3:03
  2. "Carrot Cake & Wine" – 4:27
  3. "A Thousand Trees" (Live at Oxford Zodiac 23.3.97) – 3:39

CD 2 - Acoustic EP

  1. "A Thousand Trees"
  2. "Home to Me"
  3. "Looks Like Chaplin"
  4. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward)

7" vinyl

  1. "A Thousand Trees" – 3:03
  2. "Carrot Cake & Wine" – 4:27

Charts

Chart (1997–2000) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[2] 21
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 22
UK Indie (OCC)[4] 18

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Other versions

References

  1. ^ contactmusic.com
  2. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. ^ "British single certifications – Stereophonics – A Thousand Trees". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 March 2020.