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New Single — “Stoned In Love” — To Be Released in Europe April 24
Friday, March 17th, 2006[NOTE: This was announced in the UK and Europe today with the video being shown several times on TV. If you are in the UK and want to see it, go to Tom's official site for a list of shows on which it may be featured. Also announced today is a tomjones.com site redesign slated to go live next week. The information we have is that the updated site will include info on Tom's musicans and backup singers. We're really looking forward to it.]
Below is the press release distributed by Chicane.
CHICANE RETURNS TO THE UK MUSIC SCENE WITH A MUSIC LEGEND
STONED IN LOVE Feat. TOM JONES RELEASED 24 APRIL 2006 THROUGH GLOBE RECORDS/UNIVERSAL
“STONED IN LOVE is the new single from one of the UK’s most successful crossover dance acts CHICANE, and is released on the 24 April 2006 through Globe Records / Universal.
“Having taken his time to write and regroup, CHICANE returns to deliver another killer hit single. One would expect nothing less than the absolute best from Chicane, which is why he has teamed up with ultimate music legend Tom ‘the voice’ Jones.
“Lending his celebrated cords to the record Tom adds a surprising and powerful hard edge to an already devastating track. Following Chicane’s previous hits, Offshore,Saltwater and the number one smash hit Don’t Give Up to name just a few, STONED IN LOVE is set to reaffirm that there is none better than Chicane.
“Forget what you know about dance music and forget what you think you know about Chicane. Things are about to change.”
You can hear sound clips and see some of the video here. At left is a still from the video.
Chicane is the group name for British trance musician and remixer Nick Bracegirdle, who first attracted attention under the name Disco Citizens with the Top 40 U.K. hit Right Here Right Now in 1995. Changing his name to Chicane, he reached the British Top 20 in late 1996 with Offshore. He then enlisted Clannad’s Maire Brennan for a remake of the Clannad hit The Theme From Harry’s Game under the title Saltwater, which reached the U.K. Top Ten and became an international hit.
We didn’t know what trance music is, so we looked it up and learned that trance in the US is behind trance in Europe. A simple definition of trance apparently isn’t possible, but we tried:
“Trance is an evolution from progressive house and techno. Trance is designed to take the listener on an inner journey and so features extended journey motifs with repeating and cyclic hypnotic elements. Trance also tends to be more densely layered and intense than techno.”* Trance features an extended vocal hook, a baseline, drum pattern and is free form and melodic.
*—Exerpt from Rave Culture: an Insiders Overview by Jimi Smith
If you have a more concise definition, please share. Otherwise, we’ll just have to wait until we hear it.
Thanks so much to Andre for sending us this information
March 20th, 2006 at 5:23 am
I’ve had a chance to listen to the new song and really enjoyed it. I had a small group of teenagers here too while I was listening and they wanted to know who it was. They liked it too! The only thing that could have made it better is if Tom sang the whole song!!
March 20th, 2006 at 6:08 am
I finally got to listen to the song this morning. Not sure if I need more coffee or what but I had difficulty discerning Tom’s usually strong and powerful voice aside from just a couple of notes here and there. Agree with Cathy, it would have been awesome if he sang the whole song as I don’t believe that techo stuff could have overpowered his voice that long !
However, I did like the song and the beat/rhythm of the song. More importantly, isn’t it great that younger artists still find Tom so hip that they want to include him on their songs!!! Rock on, Tom! Rock on!!!
March 20th, 2006 at 3:45 pm
This must be a good one, it’s on the TV all of the time in the UK. I have seen this video about 20 times and I think this could be a number 1 …I also think that Tom should have sung all of the song and just let them do the backing on it. I like the song and the rhythm but they should have left the singing to Tom. And I like the video for it. This could made into a good film for Tom To star in…?????? What do you think? So Rock on Sir TOM.
Melvyn from Wales in the UK
March 21st, 2006 at 2:09 pm
Tom sang it all!
“The Incubator” said:
Hey, Cathy, thought I’d let you know that it IS Tom singing the whole track! I KNOW! Hard to believe, isn’t it? But I can tell you first-hand (I’ve spoken to both Tom and Nick) that it is Tom the whole way through!
March 22nd, 2006 at 8:40 am
If that’s Tom singing the whole song, I’m gonna have to go check it out again!!!! Wish we here in the States could see the entire video. Hopefully, when I’m in England next week I’ll be able to catch it at least once!!!
March 22nd, 2006 at 9:56 am
We haven’t seen it in Canada either! Please let us know what you think when you get back. I’d like to hear all about it!
Thanks, Deb.
March 22nd, 2006 at 2:53 pm
Don’t give the ending away!
November 11th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Don’t give the ending away!