| I Killed the Zeitgeist | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Nicky Wire |
| Cover: | Wire-zeitgeist.jpg |
| Released: | 25 September 2006 |
| Recorded: | 2005 |
| Studio: | Stir Studio, Cardiff, South Wales |
| Genre: | Alternative rock, indie rock |
| Length: | 41:57 |
| Label: | Red Ink |
| Producer: | Greg Haver, Nicky Wire |
I Killed the Zeitgeist is the debut solo studio album by Manic Street Preachers bass guitarist and lyricist Nicky Wire. It was released on 25 September 2006 by record label Red Ink.
Many of the album's songs had previously appeared elsewhere in various formats. "I Killed the Zeitgeist" had been released on Christmas Day 2005 on Manic Street Preachers' official site as a free download, while "The Shining Path" was released exclusively on iTunes for download. In addition, a promotional album sampler had been sent out to the press and certain other people which included "I Killed the Zeitgeist", "Goodbye Suicide", "Sehnsucht" and "Everything Fades".
"Break My Heart Slowly" was released as a single on 18 September 2006.
I Killed the Zeitgeist was released on 25 September 2006 by record label Red Ink.