Autumnsong

Infobox Single
Name = Autumnsong


Artist = Manic Street Preachers
from Album = Send Away the Tigers
Released = July 23, 2007
Format = CD, Vinyl record (7"), digital download
Genre = Rock
Length = 3:40
Label = Columbia
Producer = Dave Eringa
Last single = "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough"
(2007)
This single = "Autumnsong"
(2007)
Next single = "Indian Summer"
(2007)
"Autumnsong" is a song by Manic Street Preachers and the second single taken from the album "Send Away the Tigers". It was released on 23 July 2007.

As with all "Send Away the Tigers"-related promotional material, the cover image is taken from the photography book "Monika Monster Future First Woman On Mars" by Valerie Philips.

Two videos were filmed for the song. The version used for promotion on television, commissioned by the record label, features teenagers in various everyday group situations with lyrics from the song occasionally flashing on the screen. The alternative version, commissioned by the band themselves after being disappointed with the label's version and directed by Valerie Philips, features the girls featured on the "Send Away the Tigers" cover art miming to the song.

The song "1404" recalls a 'lost chapter' in Welsh history, when Owain Glyndŵr was crowned Owain IV of Wales in that year having successfully revolted against the English. He was, however, the last native Welsh person to hold the title Prince of Wales.

Tracklisting

2 Track CD single

#"Autumnsong" - 3:40
#"Red Sleeping Beauty" (McCarthy cover) - 3:14

Maxi CD single

#"Autumnsong" - 3:40
#"The Long Goodbye" - 2.46 (featuring lead vocals by Nicky Wire)
#"Morning Comrades" - 3:12
#"1404" - 2.27

7" Limited Edition

#"Autumnsong" - 3:40
#"The Vorticists" - 3:18 (instrumental)

Digital Download

#"Autumnsong" - 3:40
#"La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)" - Live - 3:54
#"Autumnsong" (Acoustic Version) - 3:43
#"Autumnsong" (Live) - 3:42
#"Autumnsong" (Video) - 3:38