Stone Cold (Jimmy Barnes song)

"Stone Cold"
Single by Jimmy Barnes
from the album Heat
B-side	"Stone Cold" (live)
Released	May 1993
Format	CD Single, Cassingle, Maxi single
Genre	Pop . Rock
Length	3:46
Label	Mushroom Records
Writer(s)	Don Walker
Producer(s)	Don Gehman
Jimmy Barnes singles chronology
"Stand Up" (1993) "Stone Cold" (1993) "Right by Your Side" (1993)

“Stone Cold” was the third and most successful single from Australian rock musician, Jimmy Barnes’ sixth studio album, ‘’Heat’’. It was released in May 1993 and it reached #4 on the Australian ARIA charts.

It is included on his 1993 "Flesh and Wood" album, his 1996 “Barnes Hits Anthology” compilation, his 2001 “Raw” album and as a duet on his 2014 “30:30 Hindsight” album, with Tina Arena and Joe Bonamassa.

The song was the first time that former members of Cold Chisel had collaborated since the band's demise. Barnes 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]

Lyrics

"Stone Cold" is a rock love song, where the singer tells us about a number of everyday scenarios, but adds that "I'm stone cold in love with you" ^[2]

Track listing

CD Single^[3]

1. Stone Cold 3:46
2. Stone Cold (Live) 4:18
3. Wheels In Motion 3:20

CD/ Cassette Maxi ^[4]

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

In May 1993,“Stone Cold” debuted at #28 in Australia, before peaking at #4, five weeks later.^[5]

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
scope="row"	Australia (ARIA)[6]	4
scope="row"	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	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[9]	Platinum	70,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified 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. "Stone Cold Lyrics". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
3. "Jimmy Barnes "Stone Cold" CD Single". Discogs. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
4. "Jimmy Barnes "Stone Cold" Maxi Single". Discogs.com. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
5. "Jimmy Barnes – Stone Cold (song)". Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
6. "Australian-charts.com – Jimmy Barnes – Stone Cold". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
7. "Charts.org.nz – 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.