Suicide Is Painless (MSP single)
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| "Suicide Is Painless" | ||
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| Single by Manic Street Preachers | ||
| from the album Suicide Is Painless | ||
| Released | September 7, 1992 | |
| Format | CD, Vinyl record (7"/12") | |
| Recorded | Mid 1992 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 3:29 | |
| Label | Columbia Records | |
| Producer(s) | -- | |
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| Manic Street Preachers singles chronology | ||
| "Motorcycle Emptiness" (1992) |
"Suicide Is Painless" (1992) |
"Little Baby Nothing" (1992) |
"Suicide is Painless" was Manic Street Preacher's tenth single. It was also their first top ten hit, reaching #7 in the UK Charts in 1992. The single was a split with the Fatima Mansions and the title track is a cover of the theme from the television series and film M*A*S*H. The single was orignally recorded for an album called "Ruby Trax", released in conjunction with the rock magazine New Musical Express. Both the single and album were released to raise funds for The Spastics Society, now known as Scope, which, like the NME itself, was celebrating its 40th anniversary in 1992.
The bonus track on the single "Sleeping With The NME" is an extract from a BBC Radio 5 documentary of that name which went behind the scenes at the NME. The extract captures discussion in the NME office the day after Richey James carved the phrase "4 REAL" into his arm to convince then NME journalist Steve Lamacq of his sincerity. The track was recorded and released in stereo, even though it was originally made for Radio 5, a mono station.
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- "Suicide Is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H)" (Written by Johnny Mandel/Mike Altman)
- "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)" (Performed by Fatima Mansions)
- "Sleeping With The NME"
| Manic Street Preachers |
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Band members: James Dean Bradfield - Nicky Wire - Sean Moore |
| Former members: Flicker (Miles Woodward) - Richey James Edwards |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Generation Terrorists - Gold Against the Soul - The Holy Bible - Everything Must Go - This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours - Know Your Enemy - Lifeblood - Send Away The Tigers |
| EPs: New Art Riot - Life Becoming a Landslide - God Save the Manics |
| Compilations: Forever Delayed - Lipstick Traces |
| DVDs Leaving The 20th Century - Forever Delayed - Louder than War |
