Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Manic Street Preachers, Nina Persson
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Your love alone is not enough not enough not enough When times get tough they get tough they get tough they get tough Trade all your heroes in for ghosts in for ghosts in for ghosts They're always the one's that love you most love you most love you most Your love alone is not enough not enough not enough It's what you felt it's what you said what you said what you said You said the sky would fall on you fall on you fall on you Through all the pain your eyes stayed blue they stayed blue baby blue But your love alone won't save the world You knew the secret of the universe Despite it all you made it worse It left you lonely it left you cursed You stole the Sun straight from my heart from my heart from heart With no excuses just fell apart fell apart fell apart No you won't make a mess of me mess of me mess of me For you're as blind as a man can be man can be man can be I could have seen for miles and miles I could have made you feel alive I could have placed us in exile I could have shown you how to cry Your love alone is not enough Your love alone is not enough I could have shown you how to cry Your love alone is not enough Your love alone
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Written by: JAMES BRADFIELD, JAMES DEAN BRADFIELD, NICHOLAS JONES, NICHOLAS ALLEN JONES, SEAN MOORE
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10 facts about this song
MUSIC GENRE"Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" is a track by the Welsh rock band, the Manic Street Preachers. The song is categorized under the alternative rock genre.
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SONG COLLABORATIONNotably, this track features Nina Persson, the lead singer of the Swedish band The Cardigans. This was a significant collaboration at the time, marking a blending of the two bands' distinctive sounds.
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CHART SUCCESSThe song was not only a critical success, but also a commercial hit. It reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart in April 2007 and was the highest-charting single by the band in several years.
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ACCOLADES"Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" was named the best track of 2007 by the magazine New Musical Express (NME).
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ALBUMThe song is featured on the Manic Street Preachers' eighth studio album, "Send Away the Tigers".
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LYRICSThe lyrics of the song were penned by the band’s bassist Nicky Wire, who wrote it as a tribute to Richey Edwards, their former bandmate who disappeared in 1995. The song explores themes of hope, despair, and the inadequacy of love.
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MARKING A RETURNThe release of "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" asserted the Manic Street Preachers' return to mainstream prominence. The band had struggled with maintaining their popularity in the years prior to the song's release.
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VIDEOThe video for "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" was directed by renowned video director and photographer Rankin. It features the band and Nina Persson in a variety of settings, including performance scenes.
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LIVE PERFORMANCESDespite Nina Persson's distinct vocals on the studio recording, the Manic Street Preachers have often performed "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" without her in live concerts. Sometimes their vocalist, James Dean Bradfield, will sing Persson's parts or they will have a female guest vocalist.
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COVER VERSIONSThe song has been covered by several other artists, demonstrating its enduring popularity and impact on rock music.
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