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“Mr. Writer” by Stereophonics
From the album Just Enough Education to Perform (2001)
“Mr. Writer” by Stereophonics appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2001. It was first released in 2001 on the album Just Enough Education to Perform. Its best result is #92 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #556 alternative song of 2001.
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"Mr. Writer" opened the campaign for Just Enough Education to Perform, the third album from Welsh rockers Stereophonics, going out on V2 as its lead single on 19 March 2001. Kelly Jones had been carrying it since he was writing "I Stopped to Fill My Car Up", the closer on Performance and Cocktails. The verse chords came first, then the title line daring its subject to tell the truth, and then the lyric stalled for months. In Europe he worked the chords over on touring musician Tony Kirkham's keyboard.
At Monnow Valley Studio in Wales he had Marshall Bird, who shares the writing credit and produced it with Steve Bush, for company, and Stevie Wonder's Talking Book on the stereo. It reached number five in the UK and seven in Ireland, and it is the only Stereophonics single to chart in Sweden.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 92 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 | 101 |
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