From Despair to Where explained

From Despair to Where
Cover:From_Despair_To_Where.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Manic Street Preachers
Album:Gold Against the Soul
B-Side:
  • "Hibernation"
  • "Spectators of Suicide" (Heavenly version)
  • "Starlover" (Heavenly version)
Released:[1]
Genre:
Length:3:34
Label:Columbia
Prev Title:Little Baby Nothing
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)
Next Year:1993

"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". "From Despair to Where" made an appearance as track number 12 on Forever Delayed (2002), the Manics' greatest hits album.[6]

Track listing

CD

12-inch

Cassette

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)25
UK Airplay (Music Week)[7] 33

Books

Notes and References

  1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 23. 29 May 1993.
  2. Web site: Gourlay. Dom. 22 June 2020. Gold Against the Soul – Deluxe Edition. 7 January 2022. Under the Radar.
  3. Book: Jovanovic, Rob . 2010 . A Version of Reason: The Search for Richey Edwards . Hachette UK . 9781409111290 .
  4. Web site: Pike. Daniel. 2002. Manic Street Preachers - Forever Delayed Review. 29 December 2015. BBC.
  5. Web site: Manic Street Preachers Official Charts . . 19 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928212406/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/manic%20street%20preachers . 28 September 2013 .
  6. Book: Power, Martin . Manic Street Preachers . 17 October 2010 . Omnibus Press.
  7. Top 50 Airplay Chart. Music Week. 3 July 1993. 14. 30 April 2024.