Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
| "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" | |||||||||||
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 Cover image taken from Monika Monster Future First Woman on Mars by Valerie Philips |
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| Single by Manic Street Preachers featuring Nina Persson | |||||||||||
| from the album Send Away the Tigers | |||||||||||
| Released | 30 April 2007 | ||||||||||
| Format | CD single 7" vinyl digital download |
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| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||||||||
| Length | 3:55 | ||||||||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Manic Street Preachers | ||||||||||
| Producer | Dave Eringa | ||||||||||
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"Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" is a single by Welsh rock group the Manic Street Preachers, taken from the album Send Away the Tigers. The song is a duet featuring the vocals of lead singer James Dean Bradfield and Nina Persson of The Cardigans, as well as additional vocals from bass guitarist Nicky Wire. It was released as a single on 30 April 2007, having already charted at No. 26 in the UK charts on early download sales. On Tuesday, Music Week reported that the single was due to hit #1 on Sunday 6 May, after its physical release. However, they charted at number 2, behind the Beyoncé–Shakira collaboration "Beautiful Liar". According to singer Bradfield the title was the last line of a suicide note left by the friend of someone close to the group.[1]
The song's lyrics reference past classic British rock songs.
- The lyrics "You stole the Sun straight from my heart" is a quote from an earlier Manic Street Preachers hit of the same name on the album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours.
- The line "trade all your heroes in for ghosts" is a reference to Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here".
- "I could have seen for miles and miles" is a nod to The Who's "I Can See for Miles".
Like with all Send Away the Tigers-related material, the cover image is taken from the photography book Monika Monster Future First Woman on Mars by Valerie Phillips.
The song won "Best Track" at the Q Awards 2007.[2]
[edit] Tracklisting
- CD single
- "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" – 3:57
- "Boxes & Lists" – 3:56
- Maxi CD single
- "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" – 3:57
- "Love Letter to the Future" – 3:44
- "Welcome to the Dead Zone" – 3:42
- "Little Girl Lost" – 2:14
- 7" limited edition
- "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" – 3:55
- "Fearless Punk Ballad" – 3:59
- Digital download
- "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" – 3:55
- "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (James Solo Acoustic) – 3:59
- "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (Nina Solo Acoustic) – 3:59
- Promo CD
- "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" – 3:59
- "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (Instrumental) – 3:57
[edit] Reception and chart performance
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Singles Chart[3] | 78 |
| Estonian Singles Chart | 4 |
| Irish Singles Chart[4] | 7 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[5] | 20 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[6] | 5 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[7] | 48 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[8] | 66 |
| Turkish Top 20 Chart[9] | 18 |
| UK Singles Chart[10] | 2 |
[edit] References
- ^ "richeyedwards.net". http://articles.richeyedwards.net/14may09hotpress.html.
- ^ "Spelling slip as Arctics get gong". The Sun. 9 October 2007. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/315794/Bizarre-Q-Awards-Spelling-slip-up-as-Arctic-Monkeys-bag-best-act-gong.html. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl". http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Manic+Street+Preachers&titel=Your+Love+Alone+Is+Not+Enough&cat=s. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ "irishcharts.ie search results for Manic Street Preachers". http://www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ "charts.org.nz". http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Manic+Street+Preachers&titel=Your+Love+Alone+Is+Not+Enough&cat=s. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com". http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Manic+Street+Preachers&titel=Your+Love+Alone+Is+Not+Enough&cat=s. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com". http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Manic+Street+Preachers&titel=Your+Love+Alone+Is+Not+Enough&cat=s. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ "hitparade.ch". http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Manic+Street+Preachers&titel=Your+Love+Alone+Is+Not+Enough&cat=s. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ Turkish Airplay Chart
- ^ "everyhit.com search results for Manic Street Preachers". http://www.everyhit.com. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
