A Thousand Trees

"A Thousand Trees"
Single by Stereophonics
from the album Word Gets Around
B-side	"Carrot Cake & Wine"
Released	11 August 1997
Recorded	1992–1997
Genre	Rock Britpop
Length	3:02
Label	V2
Songwriter(s)	Kelly Jones
Producer(s)	Steve Bush & Marshall Bird (CD1) John Brand (CD2)
Stereophonics singles chronology
"More Life in a Tramps Vest" (1997) "A Thousand Trees" (1997) "Traffic" (1997)

"A Thousand Trees" is the third single by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. The song is taken from their debut album, Word Gets Around and was released in August 1997. It reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart.

The title and the lyric "It only takes one tree to make a thousand matches but only takes one match to burn a thousand trees" came from the back of a box of England's Glory matches.^[1]

The song is featured on the video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2010.

Track listings

All music written by Kelly Jones, Richard Jones and Stuart Cable. All lyrics composed by Kelly Jones; Except where indicated.

CD 1

1. "A Thousand Trees" – 3:03
2. "Carrot Cake & Wine" – 4:27
3. "A Thousand Trees" (Live at Oxford Zodiac 23.3.97) – 3:39

CD 2 - Acoustic EP

1. "A Thousand Trees"
2. "Home to Me"
3. "Looks Like Chaplin"
4. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward)

7" vinyl

1. "A Thousand Trees" – 3:03
2. "Carrot Cake & Wine" – 4:27

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5]	Silver	200,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Other versions

• A live version of "A Thousand Trees" and "Carrot Cake & Wine" is included in the live album Live From Dakota.
• The video can be found on the Call Us What You Want But Don't Call Us in the Morning DVD.
• The song is also performed on the Live at Cardiff Castle, Live at Morfa Stadium and Live from Dakota DVDs.

References