She Is Suffering

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"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 Rock, Hard Rock, Industrial Rock, Grunge, Gothic Rock
Label Epic
Writer(s) James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards
Producer(s) Steve Brown
Manic Street Preachers singles chronology
"Revol"
(1994)		 "She Is Suffering"
(1994)		 "A Design for Life"
(1996)

"She Is Suffering" is a song by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released in 1994 by record label Epic as the third and final 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]

Content

According to lyricist 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". 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]

Promotion

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[3]

Music video

A promo video for the song was directed by Alfonso Doring, which featured performance clips interspersed with shots of art mannequins.[4] In the music magazine Melody Maker, Wire described the music video to "She Is Suffering" as "absolute shite beyond belief".[3] The video received little airplay but is included on the band's Forever Delayed DVD (2002).[5]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Richey Edwards and Nicky Wire, except as noted, all music composed by James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore.

CD single 1
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "She Is Suffering (7" Radio Edit)"     4:07
2. "Love Torn Us Under"     3:42
3. "The Drowners"   Brett Anderson, Bernard Butler 3:17
4. "Stay with Me" (featuring Bernard Butler) Rod Stewart, Ron Wood 3:37
CD single 2
No. Title Length
1. "She Is Suffering (7" Radio Edit)" (remixed by The Dust Brothers)  
2. "La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh) (Vocal Mix)" (remixed by The Dust Brothers)  
3. "La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh) (Dub Mix)" (remixed by The Dust Brothers)  
4. "Faster (Dub Mix)" (remixed by The Dust Brothers)  
10" vinyl
No. Title Length
1. "She Is Suffering (7" Radio Edit)" (remixed by The Dust Brothers) 4:04
2. "The Drowners (Live)"   3:17
3. "Stay with Me (Live)" (featuring Bernard Butler) 3:36
Cassette
No. Title Length
1. "She Is Suffering (7" Radio Edit)" (remixed by The Dust Brothers)  
2. "Love Torn Us Under"    
  • All live tracks recorded at the Clapham Grand, London, England on 2 March 1994 in aid of the Philip Hall Memorial Fund for Cancer Research.

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 25[1]
UK Top 40
Week 01 02
Position
25
28

References

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