National Treasures – The Complete Singles
Manic Street Preachers · 2011
152 min · 38 tracks · alternative rock
A sweeping anthology of anthemic rock, blending raw energy with introspective lyrics across decades of musical evolution.
Top tracks — play these first
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Motown Junk Start here — accessible entry with immediate hook
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A Design for Life — This track stands out as an anthem of working-class identity, blending powerful lyrics with a memorable chorus that captures the band's political ethos.
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If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next — With its poignant commentary on political apathy, this song exemplifies the band’s lyrical depth and resonates strongly within their discography.
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Motorcycle Emptiness — Combining haunting melodies with themes of existentialism and disillusionment, this track remains a defining moment for the band's early sound and message.
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
- In the catalog
- Fan Favorite — Celebrates the band's extensive catalog, appealing to devoted fans of their anthemic rock.
- Themes
- working-class identity· political apathy
- Career context
- Released in 2011, 'National Treasures – The Complete Singles' marks a reflective point in the Manic Street Preachers’ career after their resurgence with 'Postcards From a Young Man' in 2010. This compilation showcases their journey from early punk influences to mature alternative rock, encapsulating their evolution over nearly two decades.
Tracklist
Disc 1
- 1 Motown Junk Start here 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
What to play next
Rewind the Film
2013
Continues the reflective themes with a mix of anthemic and introspective sounds.
Postcards from a Young Man
2010
Sets up the exploration of anthemic rock before the singles collection.
If this landed
Records by other artists that run on the same instinct.
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
Shares introspective lyrics with political undertones and a raw, anthemic sound.
OK Computer
Radiohead
Explores themes of political apathy and societal disconnection with expansive sonic landscapes.
Different Class
Pulp
Combines working-class identity themes with catchy melodies and sharp lyrical wit.
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