So Why So Sad

by Manic Street Preachers

So Why So Sad cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 26 February 2001
  • Label: Epic
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 13:43
  • Community rating: 3.51/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Nick Jones, James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore, Farrow Design, The Avalanches

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A single from 'Know Your Enemy' that rebuilds sixties sunshine pop and Wall of Sound production inside the Manics' political frame. The arrangement rests on a concise, hook-centred arrangement, its wall of sound writing coloured by a lush undertow.

Genres

Descriptors: wall-of-sound, melodic, rhythmic, guitars, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. So Why So Sad (3:55)
  2. So Why So Sad (Sean Penn Mix - Avalanches) (4:58)
  3. Pedestal (4:50)

Credits

  • Neale Howells - painting
  • James Dean Bradfield - written-by
  • Sean Moore - written-by
  • Dave Eringa - engineer [engineered by], producer [produced by], mixed by
  • Bobbydazzler - producer [additional production by], mixed by [mix by]
  • Farrow Design - design
  • Lee Butler - engineer [engineered by]
  • Nick Jones - written-by
  • Christian Scallan - engineer [engineered by]
  • The Avalanches - remix

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