"Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" is a single by Welsh rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 group the Manic Street Preachers

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...

, taken from the album Send Away the Tigers

Send Away the Tigers

- Album Charts :- Personnel :Manic Street Preachers*James Dean Bradfield – lead vocals, guitar, backing vocals*Sean Moore – drums, percussion*Nicky Wire – bass, backing vocalsAdditional personnel...

. The song is a duet featuring the vocals of lead singer 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 :...

 and Nina Persson

Nina Persson

is the lead singer and lyricist for the Swedish pop group The Cardigans. She has also worked as a solo artist, releasing two albums as A Camp and appearing on the tribute album to Serge Gainsbourg entitled Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited...

 of The Cardigans

The Cardigans

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, as well as additional vocals from bass guitar

Bass guitar

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ist 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:...

. 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

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 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

Beyoncé Knowles

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–Shakira

Shakira

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 collaboration "Beautiful Liar

Beautiful Liar

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". According to singer Bradfield the title was the last line of a suicide note left by the friend of someone close to the group.

The song's lyrics reference past classic British rock songs.

• The lyrics "You stole the Sun straight 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...
  
  " is a quote from an earlier Manic Street Preachers hit of the same name on the album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
  This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
  This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours is the fifth album by Welsh band Manic Street Preachers. It was released in September 1998 on Epic Records, and in the United States the following year, on Virgin Records.- Background :...
  
  .
• The line "trade all your heroes in for ghosts" is a reference to Pink Floyd
  Pink Floyd
  Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
  
  's "Wish You Were Here
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  ".
• "I could have seen for miles and miles" is a nod to The Who
  The Who
  The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
  
  's "I Can See for Miles
  I Can See For Miles
  "I Can See for Miles" is a song written by Pete Townshend of The Who, recorded for the band's 1967 album, The Who Sell Out. It was the only song from the album to be released as a single, on 14 October 1967...
  
  ".

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

Valerie Phillips

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The song won "Best Track" at the Q Awards

Q Awards

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 2007.

Tracklisting

CD single

1. "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" – 3:57
2. "Boxes & Lists" – 3:56

Maxi CD single

1. "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" – 3:57
2. "Love Letter to the Future" – 3:44
3. "Welcome to the Dead Zone" – 3:42
4. "Little Girl Lost" – 2:14

7" limited edition

1. "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" – 3:55
2. "Fearless Punk Ballad" – 3:59

Digital download

1. "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" – 3:55
2. "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (James Solo Acoustic) – 3:59
3. "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (Nina Solo Acoustic) – 3:59

Promo CD

1. "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" – 3:59
2. "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (Instrumental) – 3:57

Reception and chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Dutch Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...  Singles Chart	78
Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies... n Singles Chart	4
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	7
New Zealand Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...	20
Norwegian Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...  Singles Chart	5
Swedish Singles Chart	48
Swiss Singles Chart	66
Turkish Top 20 Chart	18
UK Singles Chart 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 ...	2