From Despair to Where
{{Short description|1993 single by Manic Street Preachers}}
{{Infobox song
| name = From Despair to Where
| cover = From_Despair_To_Where.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Manic Street Preachers
| album = Gold Against the Soul
| B-side =
- "Hibernation"
- "Spectators of Suicide" (Heavenly version)
- "Starlover" (Heavenly version)
| released = {{start date|1993|6|1|df=y}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=23|date=29 May 1993}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
- Glam rock{{cite web|last=Gourlay|first=Dom|date=22 June 2020|title=Gold Against the Soul – Deluxe Edition|url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/gold_against_the_soul_deluxe_edition_manic_street_preachers|access-date=7 January 2022|website=Under the Radar}}
- grunge{{cite book|first= Rob |last= Jovanovic |year= 2010 |title= A Version of Reason: The Search for Richey Edwards |publisher= Hachette UK |isbn= 9781409111290 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=08Ql0sjmjKsC&pg=PT132}}
- soft rock{{cite web|last=Pike|first=Daniel|date=2002|title=Manic Street Preachers - Forever Delayed Review|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/qjdp/|access-date=29 December 2015|publisher=BBC}}
| length = 3:34
| label = Columbia
| writer =
| producer =
| prev_title = Little Baby Nothing
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)
| next_year = 1993
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|2ovRbk6-c30|"From Despair to Where"}}}}
}}
"From Despair to Where" is a song by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 1 June 1993 by record label Columbia as the first single from their second studio album, Gold Against the Soul (1993).
Release
The single reached number 25 in the UK Singles Chart on 12 June 1993.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/manic%20street%20preachers/ |title=Manic Street Preachers Official Charts |website=Official Charts |access-date=19 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928212406/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/manic%20street%20preachers |archive-date=28 September 2013 }} The CD includes the B-sides "Hibernation", "Spectators of Suicide (Heavenly Records version)" and "Starlover (Heavenly Records version)". The 12-inch version does not include "Starlover", and the cassette only features "Hibernation".{{sfn|Price|1999}} "From Despair to Where" made an appearance as track number 12 on Forever Delayed (2002), the Manics' greatest hits album.{{cite book |last=Power |first=Martin |title=Manic Street Preachers |date=17 October 2010 |publisher=Omnibus Press}}
Track listing
CD
{{track listing
| title1 = From Despair to Where
| length1 = 3:36
| title2 = Hibernation
| length2 = 3:31
| title3 = Spectators of Suicide
| note3 = Heavenly version
| length3 = 5:06
| title4 = Starlover
| note4 = Heavenly version
| length4 = 2:39
}}
12-inch
{{track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = From Despair to Where
| length1 = 3:36
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side B
| title2 = Hibernation
| length2 = 3:31
| title3 = Spectators of Suicide
| note3 = Heavenly version
| length3 = 5:06
}}
Cassette
{{track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = From Despair to Where
| length1 = 3:36
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side B
| title2 = Hibernation
| length2 = 3:31
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Chart (1993)
! Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)
| align="center"| 25 |
| scope="row"| UK Airplay (Music Week){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-07-03.pdf|title=Top 50 Airplay Chart|magazine=Music Week|date=3 July 1993|page=14|access-date=30 April 2024}}
| align="center"| 33 |
References
{{Reflist}}
Books
- {{cite book|last=Price|first=Simon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tf4LAAAACAAJ|title=Everything: A Book about Manic Street Preachers|date=1999|publisher=Virgin|isbn=978-0-7535-0139-9|author-link=Simon Price}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|175113|type=single}}
{{Manic Street Preachers}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Manic Street Preachers songs
Category:British soft rock songs
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Songs written by Nicky Wire
Category:Songs written by Richey Edwards
Category:Songs written by Sean Moore (musician)