34 on the chart and remained on the chart for six weeks. It was their first and so far only single to make the chart. Release Four weeks before the official release of the single, "Dakota" was released exclusively on the iTunes Store. The song was also available for download from the band's website. The single was released in the United Kingdom on 28 February 2005 across four formats: a CD single, maxi single, vinyl single and DVD single. "Dakota" was included as the opening track on Stereophonics' first greatest hits compilation album Decade in the Sun. Music video The music video for "Dakota" was filmed in South Dakota, United States. It features Stereophonics on a road trip through Dakota on the back of a truck. As the video goes on, the band pass various Dakota sights including Mount Rushmore. The video was given an exclusive showing on MTV before it was shown on other music channels. Reception Critical response "Dakota" received positive reviews. AllMusic editor MacKenzie Wilson said the song had "glossy guitar hooks" when reviewing the album. Along with the songs "Brother" and "Girl" she stated that they "find Stereophonics' second coming to be a convincing one." On the "Readers 100 Greatest Tracks of 2005" at Q, "Dakota" was placed 8th. James Masterton named the song his single of the year in 2005. Alexis Petridis from The Guardian praised the song for replacing their "standard smug lumbering with an urgent synthesizer pulse" and its "breezy, radio-smashing chorus." Pete Cashmore from NME was critical towards "Dakota" for sounding like a U2 stadium song and being "too concerned with making an impressive noise and not concerned enough with a tune." Commercial performance "Dakota" gave Stereophonics their first UK number one single as it topped both the Singles and Download charts. It remained in the charts for 44 weeks and ranked at number 40 on the year-end charts. It was also the band's first single to chart on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number 34. In Ireland the song peaked at number 8 and remained in the chart for seven weeks. Track listings Personnel Stereophonics Kelly Jones – vocals, guitar, piano Richard Jones – bass guitar Javier Weyler – drums Technical Production – Kelly Jones, Jim Lowe Mixing – Kelly Jones, Jim Lowe Engineering – Jim Lowe Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Release history Cover versions Show