Broken Stones

1995 single by Paul Weller

"Broken Stones"

Single by Paul Weller

from the album Stanley Road

B-side

"Steam"

Released

18 September 1995 (1995-09-18)^[1]

Length

3:16

Label

Go! Discs

Songwriter(s)

Paul Weller

Producer(s)

Brendan Lynch, Paul Weller

Paul Weller singles chronology

"You Do Something to Me"
(1995)

"Broken Stones"
(1995)

"Out of the Sinking"
(1996)

"Broken Stones" is a song by English singer-songwriter Paul Weller, released in September 1995 by Go! Discs as the fourth single from his third solo album, Stanley Road (1995). It reached No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart the same month. Weller was inspired to write the track after a conversation he had with his son at the beach, with the idea that people were like a broken stone trying to become whole again.^[2]

Critical reception

Ted Kessler from NME declared the song as a "soul ballad" and "a distant and healthy cousin of The Jam's 'Ghosts'".^[3]

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[4]	81
Scotland (OCC)^[5]	11
UK Singles (OCC)^[6]	20

References

^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 16 September 1995. p. 49.
^ "Broken Stones". Songfacts. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ Kessler, Ted (20 May 1995). "Long Play". NME. p. 44. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 40. 7 October 1995. p. 22.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2023.