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She Is Suffering
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Wikipedia article
"'She Is Suffering'" is a song by the Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released in 1994 by record label Epic as the third and final single from the band's third studio album, 'The Holy Bible'. It is their last single to feature Richey Edwards before his disappearance on 1 February 1995.
It reached number 25 in the UK Singles Chart on 15 October 1994.
Content
According to its lyricist, Richey Edwards, the song's title refers to "Desire. In other bibles and holy books, no truth is possible until you empty yourself of desire. All commitment otherwise is fake/lies/economic convenience". Nicky Wire also noted, "It's quite a simple song, both musically and lyrically. It's kind of like the Buddhist thing where you can only reach eternal peace by shedding every desire in your body."
Promotion
Promotion for the single included James Dean Bradfield performing an acoustic version of the song on RT's Sunday afternoon TV/radio simulcast 'The Beatbox'
Music video
A promo video for the song was directed by Alfonso Doring, which featured performance clips interspersed with shots of art mannequins. In the music magazine 'Melody Maker', Wire described the music video to "She Is Suffering" as "absolute shite beyond belief". It was released on the band's 'Forever Delayed' video compilation DVD (2002).
Track listing
* All live tracks recorded at the Clapham Grand, Battersea, London, England on 2 March 1994 in aid of the Philip Hall Memorial Fund for Cancer Research.
Charts
References
Category:1994 singles
Category:Manic Street Preachers songs
Category:Rock ballads
Category:Songs written by James Dean Bradfield
Category:Songs written by Sean Moore (musician)
Category:Songs written by Nicky Wire
Category:Songs written by Richey Edwards
Category:1994 songs
Category:Epic Records singles
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