"Traffic" is the fourth single released by Welsh

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Stereophonics Stereophonics are a Welsh pop and rock music, Welsh rock band formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in the Cynon Valley. The band consists of Kelly Jones (lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), Richard Jones (Stereophonics), Richard Jones (n ...

. It is taken from their debut album, ''

Word Gets Around ''Word Gets Around'' is the debut studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. It was released on 25 August 1997 through V2 Records and reached number six in the UK Albums Chart, making it one of three Stereophonics ...

'' (1997), and was released on 27 October 1997. The song reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart and number 21 in Iceland.

Track listing

All music was composed by

Kelly Jones Kelly Jones (born 3 June 1974) is a Welsh musician and a founding member, lead singer, and guitarist of the rock band Stereophonics. Early life and debut Kelly Jones was born the youngest of three boys to Beryl and Arwyn Jones in the small We ...

, Richard Jones, and

Stuart Cable Stuart James Cable (19 May 1970 – 7 June 2010) was a Welsh rock drummer and broadcaster, best known as the original drummer for the band Stereophonics. Early life Cable was born in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, on 19 May 1970. When he was 10 ...

. All lyrics were written by Kelly Jones. CD 1 # "Traffic" (radio edit) – 4:25 # "Tie Me Up Tie Me Down" – 2:15 # "Chris Chambers" – 3:41 # "Traffic" (album version) – 4:53 CD 2 ''Live Festival EP'' # "Traffic" # "More Life in a Tramp's Vest" # "A Thousand Trees" # "Local Boy in the Photograph" *All tracks recorded live at

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7-inch vinyl # "Traffic" # "Tie Me Up Tie Me Down" *Same track listing for cassette single.

Charts

Other versions

* A live version was on the band's first

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, '' Live from Dakota''. * Another live version was included on the single " The Bartender and the Thief". * The song is also performed on the '' Live at Cardiff Castle'' and '' Live at Morfa Stadium''. The video can be found on the '' Call Us What You Want But Don't Call Us in the Morning''

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References

1997 singles 1997 songs Songs written by Kelly Jones Stereophonics songs V2 Records singles {{1990s-rock-song-stub