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"Man of Simple Pleasures"
Song

"Man of Simple Pleasures" is a song by English rock band Kasabian from the band's fourth studio album, Velociraptor! (2011). It was released as the fourth and final single from the record on 7 May 2012.

Release

The track was first released as a single A-side 10" vinyl on 7 May 2012.[1]

A special EP was released together with the Italian 2012 reissue of Velociraptor!, including an exclusive remix of "Man of Simple Pleasures" featuring Italian rapper J-Ax.

Music video

A music video was released before the single, on 18 April.[2] The video features a man riding on a bike in a city, wearing a mask and a baseball bat on his back. The man's shirt keeps changing to each lyric, and the video ends with him playing baseball in slow motion.

Track listing

10" vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Man of Simple Pleasures"3:51
2."Days Are Forgotten" (KOAN Sound Remix)3:47
Italian Special EP
No.TitleLength
1."Man of Simple Pleasures" (feat. J-Ax) 
2."Where Did All the Love Go?" (Live in Dublin) 
3."Shoot the Runner" (Live in Dublin) 
4."Velociraptor!" (Live in Leicester) 
5."Re-Wired" (Live in Leicester) 
6."Switchblade Smiles" (Live in Leicester) 
7."Julie & the Moth Man" 
8."Pistols at Dawn" 
9."Narcotic Farm" 

Peak positions

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[3] 55
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[4] 24

References

  1. ^ "Man of Simple Pleasures (10" Vinyl - Exclusive offer)". My Play Direct. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Man of Simple Pleasures video premiere". Kasabian.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Kasabian – Man of Simple Pleasures" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Kasabian – Man of Simple Pleasures" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 31 May 2014.