- Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Infobox Single
Name = Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Artist =Manic Street Preachers
from Album =Send Away the Tigers
Released =April 30 ,2007
Format = CD,Vinyl record (7")
Genre =Alternative rock
Length = 3:55
Label = Columbia
Producer =Dave Eringa
Chart position =
* #2 (UK)
* #3 (Slovenia )
* #4 (Estonia )
* #5 (Norway )
* #6 (Israel )
* #7 (Ireland )
* #20 (New Zealand )
Reviews =* N/A
Last single = "Underdogs"
(2007)
This single = "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough"
(2007)
Next single = "Autumnsong "
(2007)
|"Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" is a single by Welsh Rock group theManic Street Preachers , taken from the album "Send Away the Tigers ", featuring duet vocals from singerJames Dean Bradfield andNina Persson ofThe Cardigans , as well as additional vocals from bassistNicky Wire . It was released on30 April 2007 , having already charted at No. 26 in the UKcharts on early download sales. On Tuesday,Music Week reported that the single was due to hit #1 on Sunday 6th May, after its physical release. However, they charted at number 2, behind theBeyonce -Shakira collaboration "Beautiful Liar ".The song includes the lyrics "
You Stole the Sun from My Heart "; a quote from an earlier hit of the same name on the album "This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours ". The line "trade all your heroes in for ghosts" is a reference toPink Floyd 's "Wish You Were Here".iTunes also offers two exclusive solo acoustic versions of the song - one sung entirely byJames Dean Bradfield , and the other byNina Persson .Like with all "Send Away the Tigers" -related promo material, the cover image is taken from the photography book Monika Monster Future First Woman On Mars by Valerie Philips.
The song won "Best Track" at the
Q Awards 2007.Tracklisting
CD single
#"Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" - 3:55
#"Boxes & Lists" - 3:56Maxi CD single
#"Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" - 3:55
#"Love Letter to the Future" - 3:44
#"Welcome to the Dead Zone" - 3:42
#"Little Girl Lost" - 2:147" limited edition
#"Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" - 3:55
#"Fearless Punk Ballad" - 3:59Digital download
#"Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" - 3:55
#"Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (James Solo Acoustic) - 3:59
#"Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (Nina Solo Acoustic) - 3:59Chart positions
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