From Despair to Where

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"From Despair to Where"
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Single by Manic Street Preachers
from the album Gold Against the Soul
B-side
  • "Hibernation"
  • "Spectators of Suicide" (Heavenly Version)
  • "Starlover" (Heavenly Version)
Released7 June 1993
Recorded1993
Genre
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)

"From Despair to Where" is a song by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 7 June 1993 by record label Columbia as the first single from their second studio album Gold Against the Soul.

Content[]

Alluding to the style of the song Ben Scott of XSNoise opined that "From Despair to Where" "counterbalanced" a "heavy rock riffage" with "the melodic release of its tender, introspective hook".[1]

Release[]

The single reached number 25 in the UK Singles Chart on 12 June 1993.[3]

The CD included the B-sides "Hibernation", "Spectators of Suicide (Heavenly Records Version)" and "Starlover (Heavenly Records Version)". The 12" version didn't include "Starlover", and the cassette only featured "Hibernation".[4]

"From Despair to Where" made an appearance as track number twelve on Forever Delayed (2002), the Manics' greatest hits album.[5]

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"
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."From Despair to Where" 
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Hibernation" 
2."Spectators of Suicide" (Heavenly Version) 
Cassette
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."From Despair to Where" 
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Hibernation" 

Charts[]

Chart (1992) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 25[3]
UK chart performance
UK Top 40
Week 01 02 03
Position
28
25
38

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Scott, Ben P (11 June 2020). "ALBUM REVIEW: Manic Street Preachers – Gold Against The Soul (Deluxe Reissue)". XSNoise. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ Pike, Daniel. "Manic Street Preachers - Forever Delayed Review". BBC. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Manic Street Preachers Official Charts". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  4. ^ Price 1999.
  5. ^ Power, Martin (17 October 2010). Manic Street Preachers. Omnibus Press.

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