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National Treasures – The Complete Singles

Manic Street Preachers · 2011

152 min · 38 tracks · alternative rock

Anthemic choruses and poignant lyrics meld with a raw, alternative rock sound that captures youthful disillusionment.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • long, immersive listening sessions
  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • reflective moments of contemplation
  • poignant lyrical storytelling
  • anthemic choruses for sing-alongs

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on October 28, 2011, 'National Treasures – The Complete Singles' compiles the Manic Street Preachers' iconic singles spanning nearly two decades. By this point in their career, the band had experienced significant commercial success following their 1996 album 'Everything Must Go', and were celebrating their legacy while also introducing newer audiences to their influential music.
Stylistic neighbors
The Verve· Oasis· Radiohead

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Motown Junk 3:59
  • 2 Stay Beautiful 3:10
  • 3 Love’s Sweet Exile 3:06
  • 4 You Love Us 4:18
  • 5 Slash ’n’ Burn 3:59
  • 6 Motorcycle Emptiness 6:07
  • 7 Theme From M.A.S.H. (Suicide Is Painless) 3:42
  • 8 Little Baby Nothing 4:40
  • 9 From Despair to Where 3:37
  • 10 La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh) 4:14
  • 11 Roses in the Hospital 5:03
  • 12 Life Becoming a Landslide 4:14
  • 13 Faster 3:55
  • 14 Revol 3:05
  • 15 She Is Suffering 4:44
  • 16 A Design for Life 4:21
  • 17 Everything Must Go 3:42
  • 18 Kevin Carter 3:25
  • 19 Australia 4:04

Disc 2

  • 1 If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next 4:51
  • 2 The Everlasting 6:07
  • 3 You Stole the Sun From My Heart 4:22
  • 4 Tsunami 3:49
  • 5 The Masses Against the Classes 3:23
  • 6 So Why So Sad 4:02
  • 7 Found That Soul 3:07
  • 8 Ocean Spray 4:13
  • 9 Let Robeson Sing 3:46
  • 10 There by the Grace of God 3:48
  • 11 The Love of Richard Nixon 3:39
  • 12 Empty Souls 4:05
  • 13 Your Love Alone Is Not Enough 3:55
  • 14 Autumnsong 3:41
  • 15 Indian Summer 3:55
  • 16 (It’s Not War) Just the End of Love 3:28
  • 17 Some Kind of Nothingness 3:48
  • 18 Postcards From a Young Man 3:35
  • 19 This Is the Day 3:38

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