So Why So Sad
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"So Why So Sad" was released by Manic Street Preachers
in 2001
and was jointly the first single to be released from the Know Your Enemy
album. All three members of the band - James Dean Bradfield
, Sean Moore
and Nicky Wire
- share the writing credits. The song includes the line "a burnt down expressway to your soul" - a reference to the final track on Sonic Youth
's EVOL
album.
Surprisingly launched on the same day as "Found That Soul
" this was the first sign of the Manics since the surprise number 1 hit "The Masses Against the Classes
" thirteen months earlier.
It reached a highest UK
chart position of number 8 on 10 March 2001, while "Found That Soul" reached number 9.
The CD also included versions of "Pedestal" and a remix of "So Why So Sad" by Australia
n outfit The Avalanches
whereas the 7" included a live version of "You Stole the Sun from My Heart
".
Less than 200 copies separated So Why So Sad from Found That Soul placing it 1 place higher at number 8, because the overwhelming majority of the sales that week were by the fans buying both.
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
in 2001
2001 in music
See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
and was jointly the first single to be released from the Know Your Enemy
Know Your Enemy (Manic Street Preachers album)
Know Your Enemy is the sixth album by the Manic Street Preachers. It was released in March 2001 on Virgin Records. The album has songs ranging from energetic lo-fi rock songs reminiscent of their earlier material to highly produced, more melodic pop songs as well as a disco song...
album. All three members of the band - James Dean Bradfield
James Dean Bradfield
James Dean Bradfield is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers.- Early life :...
, Sean Moore
Sean Moore (musician)
Sean Anthony Moore is the writer, drummer/percussionist and sometime trumpet player of the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers.-Early years:...
and Nicky Wire
Nicky Wire
Nicholas Allen Jones, known as Nicky Wire, is the lyricist, bassist and occasional vocalist with the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers.-Early life:...
- share the writing credits. The song includes the line "a burnt down expressway to your soul" - a reference to the final track on Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
's EVOL
EVOL
Evol is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth, released in 1986 on SST Records, and recorded and mixed by New York recording icon Martin Bisi. The album cover features a picture of Lung Leg, a still taken from Submit to Me, a film by Richard Kern...
album.
Surprisingly launched on the same day as "Found That Soul
Found That Soul
"Found That Soul" is a song by the Manic Street Preachers, released on February 26, 2001 from the Know Your Enemy album. Writing credit was shared by all three members of the band, James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicky Wire....
" this was the first sign of the Manics since the surprise number 1 hit "The Masses Against the Classes
The Masses Against The Classes
"The Masses Against the Classes" is a song by Manic Street Preachers, released as a limited-edition single in January 2000. It was a stand-alone single, not featured on any studio album, and was deleted on the day of release.The single reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 16...
" thirteen months earlier.
It reached a highest UK
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
chart position of number 8 on 10 March 2001, while "Found That Soul" reached number 9.
The CD also included versions of "Pedestal" and a remix of "So Why So Sad" by Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n outfit The Avalanches
The Avalanches
The Avalanches are an Australian electronic music group formed in 1997 with mainstays Robbie Chater on keyboards, Tony Diblasi on keyboards, bass and backing vocals, and Darren Seltmann on vocals and keyboards. They are known for their live DJ sets and their debut album Since I Left You , which was...
whereas the 7" included a live version of "You Stole the Sun from My Heart
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
"You Stole the Sun from My Heart" is a song by Manic Street Preachers, released on March 8, 1999 as the third single from the album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours. All three members of the band - James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicky Wire - share the writing credits.The lyric concerns Nicky...
".
Less than 200 copies separated So Why So Sad from Found That Soul placing it 1 place higher at number 8, because the overwhelming majority of the sales that week were by the fans buying both.
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- "So Why So Sad" - 4:02
- "You Stole The Sun From My Heart" (live at Millennium Stadium 31 December 1999)