Stone by Stone (song)

"Stone by Stone" is a song recorded by the Welsh band Catatonia, taken from their fourth studio album, Paper Scissors Stone. It was written by Mark Roberts and the band, and produced by TommyD. It was released as their only single from that album in 2001.

"Stone by Stone"
Single by Catatonia
from the album Paper Scissors Stone
Released23 July 2001 (2001-07-23)[1]
LabelBlanco y Negro
Songwriter(s)Mark Roberts, Catatonia
Producer(s)TommyD, Catatonia
Catatonia singles chronology
"Storm the Palace"
(1999)		 "Stone by Stone"
(2001)

Recording and release

"Stone by Stone" was released on the Blanco y Negro label on 23 July 2001.[2] It reached 19th position in the UK charts.[3] There were rumours that the band was about to break up, fueled by singer Cerys Matthews entering drug rehabilitation for drinking and smoking. The rumours were denied a month after the release of "Stone by Stone", but confirmed on 21 September, making this the final single release for the band.[4]

Reception

Timothy Mark at NME gave the song a score of one out of ten, describing it "lumpen, the voice grating". He added that the band were "fading from the public consciousness quicker, comparing them to Shane Ritchie" and describing them as "awkwardly out of date".[5] Cyd James of Dotmusic was more favourable, writing: "Highly infectious with a huge, soaraway string-swathed chorus, 'Stone By Stone' is a surefire hit."[6]

Charts
Chart (2001) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[3] 19

References
  1. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 14 July 2001. p. 11. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. Shepherd, Fiona (6 July 2001). "Interview: Baby, I'm back". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. "Catatonia". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. "Troubled Catatonia split up". BBC News. 21 September 2001. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  5. Mark, Timothy (12 September 2005). "Catatonia: Stone by Stone". Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  6. James, Cyd. "CATATONIA - STONE BY STONE (BLANCO Y NEGRO)". Dotmusic. Archived from the original on 2002-06-02.


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