Postcards from a Young Man (song)

"Postcards from a Young Man"
Single by Manic Street Preachers
from the album Postcards from a Young Man
Released28 February 2011
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:39
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dave Eringa
Manic Street Preachers singles chronology
"Some Kind of Nothingness"
(2010) 		"Postcards from a Young Man"
(2011) 		"This Is the Day"
(2011)

"Postcards from a Young Man" is a single by the Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was the third single released from their tenth studio album, Postcards from a Young Man, on 28 February 2011.[1]

Release

"Postcards from a Young Man" entered the UK Midweek Charts at 36 but dropped to 54 when the official singles chart was announced at the end of the week.[2]

In January 2012, a vinyl version of the single became the tenth best-selling 7" vinyl in the UK during 2011.[3]

Track listing

CD 1
No.TitleLength
1."Postcards from a Young Man"3:35
2."Inky Fingers"2:41
3."Engage with Your Shadow"3:25
4."Kiss My Eyes for Eternity"2:55
CD 2
No.TitleLength
1."Postcards from a Young Man"3:35
2."Midnight Sun"3:40
7" vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Postcards from a Young Man"3:35
2."The Passing Show"2:30
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Postcards from a Young Man"3:37
2."This Joke Sport Severed" (live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall)3:06
3."Peeled Apples" (live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall)3:30
4."Marlon J.D." (live at Belfast Ulster Hall)2:51

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[4] 54

References

  1. ^ "New Single to Be Released on February 28th 2011" (Press release). Manic Street Preachers. 24 January 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Postcards From A Young Man by Manic Street Preachers Search". Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
  3. ^ Nathan Bevan (22 July 2009). "Manics signal new direction for next album". Wales Online. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Manic Street Preachers – Official Single Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2013.


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