Mr. Jones (Counting Crows song)

"Mr. Jones"
Single by Counting Crows
from the album August and Everything After
B-side	"Raining in Baltimore" (LP version)
Released	December 1, 1993 (1993-12-01)
Genre	Alternative rock [1] jangle pop [2] pop rock [3] folk rock [4] [ deprecated source ]
Length	4:32
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	David Bryson Adam Duritz
Producer(s)	T-Bone Burnett
Counting Crows singles chronology
"Mr. Jones" (1993) "Round Here" (1994)
Music video
"Mr. Jones" on YouTube

Weekly charts Chart (1993–1994) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [26] 13 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [27] 27 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [28] 45 Benelux Airplay ( Music & Media ) [29] 9 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [30] 1 Canada Contemporary Album Radio ( The Record ) [31] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [32] 49 Europe (European AC Radio) [33] 21 European Hit Radio Top 40 (Music & Media) [34] 18 France (SNEP) [35] 7 France Airplay ( Music & Media ) [36] 11 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [37] 10 Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [38] 22 Peru (UPI) [39] 5 Lithuania (M-1) [40] 9 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [41] 14 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [42] 42 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [43] 49 Quebec (ADISQ) [44] 5 Scotland (OCC) [45] 77 Spain Airplay ( Music & Media ) [46] 1 UK Singles (OCC) [47] 28 US Radio Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 5 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [48] 25 US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [49] 2 US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [50] 2 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [51] 2 Chart (2012) Peak position Ireland (IRMA) [52] 75

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position Australia (ARIA) [53] 80 Canada Top Singles (RPM) [54] 5 France (SNEP) [55] 39 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [56] 50 Spain Airplay ( Music & Media ) [57] 6 US Hot 100 Airplay (Billboard) [58] 7 US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard) [59] 11 US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard) [59] 31

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [60]	Gold	30,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [61]	Gold	45,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [62]	Gold	25,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [63]	Platinum	60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [64]	Platinum	600,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Europe	December 1, 1993	CD	Geffen	[26]
United Kingdom	April 18, 1994	7-inch vinyl CD cassette		[65]

References

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External links

• "Mr. Jones" at Counting Crows' official web site.
• "Mr. Jones" at Lyrics Undercover: a podcast explaining the lyrics of the song and the identity of Mr. Jones.