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"Been Caught Cheating" is a blues song by Welsh rock band Stereophonics and the eighth track on their 2013 album Graffiti on the Train. Singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse was originally intended to record the vocals. It received positive reviews from music critics and is seen as one of the album's highlights.

Background
In an interview with the Daily Star, lead singer Kelly Jones revealed the song was inspired by Amy Winehouse and Stereophonics wanted her to sing the lyrics. Winehouse was interested for Jones' to send her the song but he never got round to it. Jones thought the song would be "too bluesy" for Stereophonics but is satisfied with how it turned out.

Composition
"Been Caught Cheating" is a blues song that lasts 4 minutes 21 seconds. The song starts with Jones singing being echoed followed by him playing guitar in a chord progression of E–E4–E (played twice), A–A4–A, E–E4–E (twice) and B–E. The chord progression is commonly used in the song. Voices in the background are frequently heard throughout the song. Javier Weyler and Adam Zindani then introduces drums and electric guitar, respectively, thirty-six seconds into the song. At two minutes thirty-four seconds, Zindani begins a solo lasting thirty-three seconds. At four minutes six seconds the music ends apart from the strings which keep playing for another eight seconds with the background voices cheering and clinking glasses together to accompany.

Live performances
The song made its live debut at Electric Brixton, England on 4 March 2013. For the first leg on the Graffiti on the Train Tour, Stereophonics performed the song at every venue. When the band performed at Radio 2 In Concert on 22 August 2013, "Been Caught Cheating" was the last of 6 songs played from Graffiti on the Train.

Critical response
"Been Caught Cheating" received very positive reviews. When reviewing the album, AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine labelled it the best track on the album and as an "unexpected and successful stab at country-soul." Eric Allen from American Songwriter listed "Been Caught Cheating" as one of the two tracks that show "Kelly Jones has gotten his mojo back on track." Sputnikmusic contributor, Raul Stanciu compared the song to the sound of You Gotta Go There to Come Back and called it a "nice, late night bar acoustic blues lament."

Personnel

 * Stereophonics
 * Kelly Jones – lead vocals, guitar
 * Richard Jones – bass guitar
 * Adam Zindani – guitar, backing vocals
 * Javier Weyler – drums


 * Technical
 * Production, mixing – Kelly Jones, Jime Lowe
 * Engineering – Lowe
 * Mastering – Dick Beetham