| "She Is Suffering" | ||||
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| Single by Manic Street Preachers | ||||
| from the album The Holy Bible | ||||
| Released | 3 October 1994 | |||
| Format | CD, cassette, 10" vinyl | |||
| Genre | Alternative, post-punk, glam punk | |||
| Length | 4:43 4:04 (7" radio edit) |
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| Label | Epic | |||
| Writer(s) | James Dean Bradfield Sean Moore lyrics by Nicky Wire Richey James |
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| Producer | Steve Brown | |||
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"She Is Suffering" is a song by the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 3 October, 1994 as the third single from the band's third studio album, The Holy Bible. It reached number 25 in the UK Singles Chart on 15 October 1994[1].
According to Richey James Edwards, the title refers to "Desire. In other bibles and holy books, no truth is possible until you empty yourself of desire. All commitment otherwise is fake/lies/economic convenience.".[2] Nicky Wire also said "It's quite a simple song, both musically and lyrically. It's kind of like the Buddhist thing where you can only reach eternal peace by shedding every desire in your body."[2] In the music magazine Melody Maker, Nicky Wire described the video to "She Is Suffering" as "absolute shite beyond belief". The video received little airplay but is included on the band's Forever Delayed DVD (2002). Promotion for the single included James Dean Bradfield performing an acoustic version of the song on RTE's Sunday afternoon TV/radio simulcast The Beatbox.
Music by James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore, lyrics by Nicky Wire and Richey James, except where noted.