The Ballad of Tom Jones

"The Ballad of Tom Jones"
Single by Space with Cerys Matthews
from the album Tin Planet
B-side	"Happy Endings" "Now She's Gone" "Stress Transmissions"
Released	23 February 1998 (1998-02-23)[1]
Genre	Britpop[2]
Length	4:11
Label	Gut
Songwriter(s)	Tommy Scott
Producer(s)	Jeremy Wheatley, Space
Space singles chronology
"Avenging Angels" (1997) "The Ballad of Tom Jones" (1998) "Begin Again" (1998)
Cerys Matthews singles chronology
"The Ballad of Tom Jones" (1998) "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (1999)

"The Ballad of Tom Jones" is a song by English band Space and Cerys Matthews, lead singer of Welsh band Catatonia. Lead singer Tommy Scott described Tom Jones as 'brilliant'.^[3] The song became a highly successful radio single, and resulted in Space performing with Jones in Jools Holland's' New Year's Eve television programme.^[4]

Released on 23 February 1998, the song peaked at number four in the United Kingdom, number 26 in Ireland, number 46 in Australia, and number 27 in New Zealand. It is the band's highest-selling single in their home country, earning a silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of at least 200,000 copies.