Pick a Part That's New

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"Pick a Part That's New"
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Single by Stereophonics
from the album Performance and Cocktails
B-side "Nice to Be Out" (demo)
WrittenSeptember 1997 (New York)
Released27 February 1999 (1999-02-27) [1]
Studio Parkgate (East Sussex, England)
Length3:33
Label V2
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s) Kelly Jones
Producer(s) Bird & Bush
Stereophonics singles chronology
"Just Looking"
(1999)		"Pick a Part That's New"
(1999)		"I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio"
(1999)
Music video
"Pick a Part That's New" on YouTube

"Pick a Part That's New" is a song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. It was first released as a single on 27 February 1999 in Japan, serving as the band's debut single there. In the United Kingdom, it was issued on 3 May 1999 as the third single from Stereophonics' second studio album, Performance and Cocktails (1999). "Pick a Part That's New" reached number four on the UK Singles Chart and number 17 in Ireland. In March 2000, the song charted in Canada, peaking at number 22 on the RPM Top 30 Rock Report. The song was certified silver in the United Kingdom in 2017 for sales and streams exceeding 200,000 units.

Contents

An acoustic version is found on CD2 of the "Pick a Part That's New" single. A live version from Morfa Stadium is available on CD2 of the "I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio" single. [2]

Music video

The music video features the band parodying the 1969 film The Italian Job in Turin and performing in a bus which is on a cliff edge. [3]

Track listings

All songs were written by Kelly Jones, Richard Jones, and Stuart Cable except where noted.

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Performance and Cocktails album booklet. [11]

Recording

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1999–2000)Peak
position
Canada Rock/Alternative ( RPM ) [12] 22
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [13] 17
Ireland (IRMA) [14] 17
Scotland (OCC) [15] 3
UK Singles (OCC) [16] 4
UK Indie (OCC) [17] 2

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [18] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Japan27 February 1999CD V2 [1]
United Kingdom3 May 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
 [19]
10 May 19997-inch vinyl [20]
United States31 August 1999 Alternative radio [21]

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References

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