"Devil" is the third single from Welsh rock band

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 ...

' fifth studio album, '' Language. Sex. Violence. Other?'' (2005). The song is the fourth track on the album, on which "Brother" fades into this song. On the ''

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'' album, prior to playing "Devil",

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states the song is "inspired by the movies of

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". The single peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

The music video for this song shows

in a hotel room, tied to a chair. A woman arrives and appears to be the kidnapper. Soon after, he is taken outside and forced into the trunk of a car that she drives to an unknown place. There are shots of the band performing this song occasionally. At the end of the video, the title card "To Be Continued..." appears.

Track listings

CD1 # "Devil" # "Dapper Dan" (Live From Tower Bridge Rehearsals) CD2 # "Devil" # "

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" – Live From New York # "Brother" – Live From New York # "Devil" – CD-Rom Video 7-inch # "Devil"

References

2005 singles 2005 songs Songs written by Kelly Jones Stereophonics songs V2 Records singles {{2000s-rock-song-stub