From Despair to Where

"From Despair to Where"
Single by Manic Street Preachers
from the album Gold Against the Soul
B-side
  • "Hibernation"
  • "Spectators of Suicide" (Heavenly version)
  • "Starlover" (Heavenly version)
Released1 June 1993 (1993-06-01)[1]
Genre
Length3:34
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Manic Street Preachers singles chronology
"Little Baby Nothing"
(1992) 		"From Despair to Where"
(1993) 		"La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)"
(1993)
Music video
"From Despair to Where" on YouTube

"From Despair to Where" is a song by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 1 June 1993 by record label Columbia as the first single from their second studio album, Gold Against the Soul (1993).

Release

The single reached number 25 in the UK Singles Chart on 12 June 1993.[5] The CD includes the B-sides "Hibernation", "Spectators of Suicide (Heavenly Records version)" and "Starlover (Heavenly Records version)". The 12-inch version does not include "Starlover", and the cassette only features "Hibernation".[6] "From Despair to Where" made an appearance as track number 12 on Forever Delayed (2002), the Manics' greatest hits album.[7]

Track listing

CD

No.TitleLength
1."From Despair to Where"3:36
2."Hibernation"3:31
3."Spectators of Suicide" (Heavenly version)5:06
4."Starlover" (Heavenly version)2:39

12-inch

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."From Despair to Where"3:36
Side B
No.TitleLength
2."Hibernation"3:31
3."Spectators of Suicide" (Heavenly version)5:06

Cassette

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."From Despair to Where"3:36
Side B
No.TitleLength
2."Hibernation"3:31

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 25
UK Airplay (Music Week)[8] 33

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 29 May 1993. p. 23.
  2. ^ Gourlay, Dom (22 June 2020). "Gold Against the Soul – Deluxe Edition". Under the Radar. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. ^ Jovanovic, Rob (2010). A Version of Reason: The Search for Richey Edwards. Hachette UK. ISBN 9781409111290.
  4. ^ Pike, Daniel (2002). "Manic Street Preachers - Forever Delayed Review". BBC. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Manic Street Preachers Official Charts". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  6. ^ Price 1999.
  7. ^ Power, Martin (17 October 2010). Manic Street Preachers. Omnibus Press.
  8. ^ "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 3 July 1993. p. 14. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

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