Jump to content

From Despair to Where

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

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

References

[edit]
  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.

Books

[edit]
[edit]