Traffic (Stereophonics song)

"Traffic"
Single by Stereophonics
from the album Word Gets Around
B-side	"Tie Me Up Tie Me Down"
Released	October 27, 1997
Format	7" Vinyl CD single Music download
Recorded	early 1993 and 1997
Genre	Rock
Length	4:54 (album version) 4:25 (radio edit)
Label	V2 Records
Writer(s)	Kelly Jones
Producer(s)	Steve Bush & Marshall Bird AKA: Bird & Bush
Stereophonics singles chronology
"A Thousand Trees" (1997) "Traffic" (1997) "Local Boy in the Photograph (reissue)" (1998)

"Traffic" is the fourth single from the rock band Stereophonics, it is taken from their debut album Word Gets Around and was released in October 1997. It reached #20 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

All music written by Kelly Jones, Richard Jones and Stuart Cable. All lyrics composed by Kelly Jones.

CD 1

1. "Traffic" (radio edit) – 4:25
2. "Tie Me Up Tie Me Down" – 2:15
3. "Chris Chambers" – 3:41
4. "Traffic" (album version) – 4:53

CD 2 Live Festival EP

1. "Traffic"
2. "More Life in a Tramp's Vest"
3. "A Thousand Trees"
4. "Local Boy in the Photograph"

• All tracks recorded live at Belfort France

7" vinyl

1. "Traffic"
2. "Tie Me Up Tie Me Down"

• Same track listing for cassette single.

Other versions of the song

• A live version was on the band's first live album, Live from Dakota.
• Another live version was included on the "The Bartender and the Thief" single.
• The song is also performed on the Live at Cardiff Castle and Live at Morfa Stadium. The video can be found on the Call Us What You Want But Don't Call Us in the Morning DVD.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics