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"'''She Is Suffering'''" is a song by Welsh [[alternative rock]] band [[Manic Street Preachers]]. It was released in October 1994 by record label [[Epic Records|Epic]] as the third and final single from the band's third studio album, ''[[The Holy Bible (album)|The Holy Bible]]''. It was their last single to feature [[Richey Edwards]] before his disappearance on 1 February 1995. The single reached number 25 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] on 15 October 1994. | "'''She Is Suffering'''" is a song by Welsh [[alternative rock]] band [[Manic Street Preachers]]. It was released in October 1994 by record label [[Epic Records|Epic]] as the third and final single from the band's third studio album, ''[[The Holy Bible (album)|The Holy Bible]]'' (1994). It was their last single to feature [[Richey Edwards]] before his disappearance on 1 February 1995. The single reached number 25 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] on 15 October 1994. | ||
== Content == | == 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 [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] thing where you can only reach eternal peace by shedding every desire in your body."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.richeyedwards.net/holybible.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020707234245/http://articles.richeyedwards.net/holybible.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 7, 2002 |title=''The Holy Bible'' – According to Nicky and Richey |website=richeyedwards.net |accessdate=18 March 2015}}</ref> | 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 [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] thing where you can only reach eternal peace by shedding every desire in your body."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.richeyedwards.net/holybible.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020707234245/http://articles.richeyedwards.net/holybible.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 7, 2002 |title=''The Holy Bible'' – According to Nicky and Richey |website=richeyedwards.net |accessdate=18 March 2015}}</ref> | ||
== Critical reception == | |||
Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' wrote, "You should suffer too if you don't jump on this passionate rock song, their best since 1992's '[[Motorcycle Emptiness]]'. Softies can play "[[MTV's Most Wanted]]" acoustic version."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-11-26.pdf#page=12|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=11|issue=48|date=26 November 1994|page=12|access-date=6 June 2025}}</ref> Martin Aston from ''[[Music Week]]'' gave it a score of four out of five, noting that the song "is slower than most of the Manics' predecessors but will still score".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Martin|last=Aston|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-09-24.pdf#page=16|title=Market Preview: Alternative|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=24 September 1994|page=16|access-date=14 June 2025}}</ref> | |||
== Promotion == | == Promotion == | ||
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=== Music video === | === Music video === | ||
A promo video for the song was directed by Alfonso Doring, which featured performance clips interspersed with shots of art mannequins.<ref>{{Cite web|title = [A67] 'She Is Suffering'|url = https://manicsdiscog.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/a67-she-is-suffering/|website = Manic Street Preachers: A Critical Discography|accessdate = 26 October 2015}}</ref> In the music magazine ''[[Melody Maker]]'', Wire described the | A promo video for the song was directed by Alfonso Doring, which featured performance clips interspersed with shots of art mannequins.<ref>{{Cite web|title = [A67] 'She Is Suffering'|url = https://manicsdiscog.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/a67-she-is-suffering/|website = Manic Street Preachers: A Critical Discography|accessdate = 26 October 2015}}</ref> In the music magazine ''[[Melody Maker]]'', Wire described the music video to "She Is Suffering" as "absolute shite beyond belief".{{sfn|Price|1999}} It was released on the band's ''Forever Delayed'' video compilation DVD (2002).<ref name="Power">{{cite book |last=Power |first=Martin |title=Manic Street Preachers |date=17 October 2010 |publisher=Omnibus Press}}</ref> | ||
== Track listings == | == Track listings == | ||
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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."[1]
Critical reception
Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "You should suffer too if you don't jump on this passionate rock song, their best since 1992's 'Motorcycle Emptiness'. Softies can play "MTV's Most Wanted" acoustic version."[2] Martin Aston from Music Week gave it a score of four out of five, noting that the song "is slower than most of the Manics' predecessors but will still score".[3]
Promotion
Promotion for the single included James Dean Bradfield performing an acoustic version of the song on RTÉ's Sunday afternoon TV/radio simulcast The BeatboxTemplate:Sfn
Music video
A promo video for the song was directed by Alfonso Doring, which featured performance clips interspersed with shots of art mannequins.[4] In the music magazine Melody Maker, Wire described the music video to "She Is Suffering" as "absolute shite beyond belief".Template:Sfn It was released on the band's Forever Delayed video compilation DVD (2002).[5]
Track listings
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- All live tracks (excluding the European release) were recorded at the Clapham Grand, Battersea, London, England, on 2 March 1994 in aid of the Philip Hall Memorial Fund for Cancer Research.
Charts
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 25 |
References
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