Stone Cold (Jimmy Barnes song)

"Stone Cold"
Single by Jimmy Barnes
from the album Heat
B-side"Stone Cold" (live)
ReleasedMay 1993
GenrePop, rock
Length3:46
LabelMushroom Records
Songwriter(s)Don Walker
Producer(s)Don Gehman
Jimmy Barnes singles chronology
"Stand Up"
(1993) 		"Stone Cold"
(1993) 		"Right by Your Side"
(1993)

"Stone Cold" is a song by Australian rock musician, Jimmy Barnes. It was released in May 1993 as the third single from Barnes' sixth studio album, Heat.

Details

The song was the first time that Barnes had collaborated with former members of Cold Chisel since the band's demise. He said, "When Ian Moss played guitar on it in the studio, it was all so Chisel-esque that it made the hairs stand up on the back of our necks when we played it back. You tend to forget how great a songwriter Don Walker is until you sing his songs."[1]

Don Walker had been the main songwriter in Cold Chisel, and Barnes had requested his contribution. Barnes said, "Now, let me clarify that it wasn't exactly the first time. I had asked Don for help in the past but he hadn't responded."[2]

Lyrics

"Stone Cold" is a blues rock love song, which sees the singer returning home drunk (or 'stoned') to his lover, telling her he's "stoned... stone cold in love with you" [3]

Track listing

CD Single[4]
  1. Stone Cold 3:46
  2. Stone Cold (Live) 4:18
  3. Wheels in Motion 3:20
CD/ Cassette Maxi [5]
  1. Stone Cold
  2. Stand Up (Live)
  3. Stone Cold (Live)
  4. Catch Your Shadow (Acoustic)
  5. Stone Cold (Acoustic)
  6. Working Class Man (Acoustic)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
ARIA Singles Chart[8] 22
Australian Artist Singles Chart 2

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Glenn A. Baker (14 January 1995). "Warner's "New" Cold Chisel Album Is Hot Down Under". Billboard. p. 37.
  2. ^ Jimmy Barnes (2017). Working Class Man. HarperCollins. p. 354. ISBN 978-1460752142.
  3. ^ "Stone Cold Lyrics". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Jimmy Barnes "Stone Cold" CD Single". Discogs. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Jimmy Barnes "Stone Cold" Maxi Single". Discogs.com. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Jimmy Barnes – Stone Cold". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Jimmy Barnes – Stone Cold". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  8. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles 1993". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  9. ^ "ARIA Accreditations (1987-2010)". Australian Fun Countdowns. Retrieved 2015-08-04.