Postcards from a Young Man (song) explained

Postcards from a Young Man
Cover:	Postcards from a Young Man single.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Manic Street Preachers
Album:	Postcards from a Young Man
Released:	28 February 2011
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	3:39
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Dave Eringa
Prev Title:	Some Kind of Nothingness
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	This Is the Day
Next Year:	2011

"Postcards from a Young Man" is a single by the Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was the third single released from their tenth studio album, Postcards from a Young Man, on 28 February 2011.^[1]

Release

"Postcards from a Young Man" entered the UK Midweek Charts at 36 but dropped to 54 when the official singles chart was announced at the end of the week.^[2]

In January 2012, a vinyl version of the single became the tenth best-selling 7" vinyl in the UK during 2011.^[3]

External links

• Web site: New Manics Vid Here . John Doran . 15 February 2011 . The Quietus.
• News: Manic Street Preachers confirm new single . NME . 1 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110105063401/https://www.nme.com/news/manic-street-preachers/54410 . 5 January 2011.

Notes and References

1. New Single to Be Released on February 28th 2011 . 24 January 2011 . Manic Street Preachers . 11 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306162313/http://www.manicstreetpreachers.com/global/news/global/2011/01/24/new_single_to_be_released_on_february_28th_2011 . 6 March 2012 . dead .
2. Web site: Postcards From A Young Man by Manic Street Preachers Search . 6 May 2013. Official Charts Company.
3. Web site: Manics signal new direction for next album . Nathan Bevan . 22 July 2009 . Wales Online . 14 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100528051959/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/07/22/manics-signal-new-direction-for-next-album-91466-24210545/ . live . 28 May 2010.
4. Web site: Manic Street Preachers – Official Single Charts . . 1 September 2013.