Anthem for a Lost Cause
"Anthem for a Lost Cause" | ||||
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Single by Manic Street Preachers | ||||
from the album Rewind the Film | ||||
Released | 25 November 2013 (2013-11-25) | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, folk rock | |||
Length | 3:52 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | James Dean Bradfield, Nick Jones, Sean Moore | |||
Producer(s) | Manic Street Preachers, Loz Williams | |||
Manic Street Preachers singles chronology | ||||
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"Anthem for a Lost Cause" is a song by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It is the second single released from the band's eleventh studio album, Rewind the Film.[1]
Background
Both song and lyrics were written by singer James Dean Bradfield. In an interview, Bradfield stated that the song was about the question of if lyrics today are as important as they were before.
The music video features Tori Lyons, who previously starred in the video for "Show Me the Wonder", reprising her role as a miner's wife in the 1984 miners' strike.[1] The band stated that Kieran Evans was important for this video as they wanted to capture the feeling of the 80s and how women dealt with the strike. In the video, we see a woman that is trying to survive without her husband.[1]
Release
The song was made available by digital download on 25 November 2013, backed up by two songs Death of a Digital Ghost and See It Like Sutherland. A live version of She Is Suffering at the O2 Arena in 2011 was also in the single digital download. It peaked on number 200 in the UK Singles Chart.[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Anthem for a Lost Cause" | 3:52 |
2. | "Death of a Digital Ghost" | 3:33 |
3. | "See It Like Sutherland" | 3:56 |
4. | "She Is Suffering" (live at The O2) | 5:01 |
Personnel
- Manic Street Preachers
- James Dean Bradfield – lead vocals, guitar
- Nicky Wire – bass guitar
- Sean Moore – drums
- Other personnel
- Loz Williams - production, keyboards
- Gavin Fitzjohn - horn arrangement, trumpets
- Sean Read - horn arrangement, trumpets
Charts
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart[3] | 200 |
References
- ^ a b c "'Anthem for a Lost Cause' - the second single taken from the album 'Rewind the Film'". 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Manic Street Preachers". Official Charts. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Manic Street Preachers - Official Single Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
External links
- The Quietus article on the song
- Digital Spy article on the song
- Exclaim! article on the song
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- James Dean Bradfield
- Sean Moore
- Nicky Wire
- 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
- Journal for Plague Lovers
- Postcards from a Young Man
- Rewind the Film
- Futurology
- Resistance Is Futile
- The Ultra Vivid Lament
- "Suicide Alley"
- "Motown Junk"
- "You Love Us (Heavenly Version)"
- "Stay Beautiful"
- "Love's Sweet Exile"/"Repeat"
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- "Motorcycle Emptiness"
- "Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide Is Painless)"
- "Little Baby Nothing"
- "From Despair to Where"
- "La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)"
- "Roses in the Hospital"
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- "Revol"
- "She Is Suffering"
- "A Design for Life"
- "Everything Must Go"
- "Kevin Carter"
- "Australia"
- "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next"
- "The Everlasting"
- "You Stole the Sun from My Heart"
- "Tsunami"
- "The Masses Against the Classes"
- "So Why So Sad"
- "Found That Soul"
- "Ocean Spray"
- "Let Robeson Sing"
- "There by the Grace of God"
- "The Love of Richard Nixon"
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- "Underdogs"
- "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough"
- "Autumnsong"
- "Indian Summer"
- "(It's Not War) Just the End of Love"
- "Some Kind of Nothingness"
- "Postcards from a Young Man"
- "This Is the Day"
- "Show Me the Wonder"
- "Anthem for a Lost Cause"
- "Walk Me to the Bridge"
- "Futurology"
- "Together Stronger (C'mon Wales)"
- "International Blue"
- "Distant Colours"
- "Dylan & Caitlin"
- "Liverpool Revisited"
- "Hold Me Like a Heaven"
- "People Give In"
- "Orwellian"
- "The Secret He Had Missed"
- "Rosebud"
- "4st 7lb"
- "Peeled Apples"
- Everything Live
- Leaving the 20th Century
- Louder Than War
- Forever Delayed