Just Looking (song)

"Just Looking"
Single by Stereophonics
from the album Performance and Cocktails
B-side	"Postmen Do Not Great Movie Heroes Make"
Written	September 1997 (Amsterdam)
Released	22 February 1999 (1999-02-22)
Studio	Real World (Bath, Somerset, England)
Length	4:13
Label	V2
Composer(s)	Kelly Jones Richard Jones Stuart Cable
Lyricist(s)	Kelly Jones
Producer(s)	Bird & Bush
Stereophonics singles chronology
"The Bartender and the Thief" (1998) "Just Looking" (1999) "Pick a Part That's New" (1999)
Music video
"Just Looking" on YouTube

"Just Looking" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics, issued as the second single from their second album, Performance and Cocktails (1999). It was released on 22 February 1999, reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart and number 18 in Ireland. In 2022, it was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales and streams of over 400,000 units. A live acoustic version is featured on CD two of the "Step On My Old Size Nines" single. ^[1] The song's music video features the band in a car with Stuart Cable driving. He offers the other members a Jelly Baby, and the car ends up sinking underwater.

Track listings

UK CD1 ^[2]

1. "Just Looking"
2. "Postmen Do Not Great Movie Heroes Make" (featuring Marco Migliari)
3. "Sunny Afternoon" (the Kinks cover)

UK CD2 ^[3]

1. "Just Looking" (album version)
2. "Local Boy in the Photograph" (recorded live for Radio One)
3. "Same Size Feet" (recorded live for Radio One)

UK limited-edition 7-inch single ^[4]

A. "Just Looking"

B. "Postmen Do Not Great Movie Heroes Make" (featuring Marco Migliari)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Performance and Cocktails album booklet. ^[5]

Recording

• Written in September 1997 (a hotel in Amsterdam)
• Recorded at Real World (Bath, Somerset, England)
• Mastered at Metropolis (London, England)

Personnel

• Kelly Jones – music, lyrics, vocals, guitar
• Richard Jones – music, bass
• Stuart Cable – music, drums
• Marshall Bird – keyboards
• Bird & Bush – production
• Al Clay – mixing
• Ian Cooper – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [6] 18 Ireland (IRMA) [7] 18 Scotland (OCC) [8] 3 UK Singles (OCC) [9] 4 UK Indie (OCC) [10] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position UK Singles (OCC) [11] 109

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [12]	Gold	400,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	22 February 1999	CD cassette	V2	[13]
	1 March 1999	7-inch vinyl		[14]

References

1. Step On My Old Size Nines (UK CD 2 liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 2001. VVR5016258.
2. Just Looking (UK CD1 liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 1999. VVR5005303.
3. Just Looking (UK CD2 liner notes). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 1999. VVR 5005310.
4. Just Looking (UK limited 7-inch single sleeve). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 1999. VVR5005327.
5. Performance and Cocktails (UK CD album booklet). Stereophonics. V2 Records. 1999. VVR1004492.
6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 16, no. 11. 13 March 1999. p. 14. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Just Looking". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
10. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
11. Zywietz, Tobias (November 2000). "The Top 200 Singles of 1999" (PDF). Chartwatch. Ilminster, Somerset. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 2 August 2025– via Zobbel.
12. "British single certifications – Stereophonics – Just Looking". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 13 May 2022.
13. "New Releases – For Week Starting 22 February, 1999: Singles". Music Week . 20 February 1999. p. 31.
14. "New Releases – For Week Starting 1 March, 1999: Singles". Music Week. 27 February 1999. p. 25.