Motorcycle Emptiness

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"Motorcycle Emptiness"
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Single by Manic Street Preachers
from the album Generation Terrorists
Released1 June 1992 (1992-06-01)
RecordedNovember 1991
Studio Black Barn (London)
Genre
Length
  • 6:09 (album version)
  • 5:06 (edit)
  • 3:35 (short edit)
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore, Richey Edwards
Producer(s) Steve Brown
Manic Street Preachers singles chronology
"Slash 'n' Burn"
(1992)		"Motorcycle Emptiness"
(1992)		"Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide Is Painless)"
(1992)
Audio sample
CD
No.TitleLength
1."Motorcycle Emptiness"6:02
2."Bored Out of My Mind"2:57
3."Crucifix Kiss" (live)3:10
4."Under My Wheels" (live)3:01
12-inch picture disc
No.TitleLength
1."Motorcycle Emptiness"6:02
2."Bored Out of My Mind"2:57
3."Under My Wheels" (live)3:01
7-inch and cassette
No.TitleLength
1."Motorcycle Emptiness"6:02
2."Bored Out of My Mind"2:57
2003 reissue CD
No.TitleLength
1."Motorcycle Emptiness"6:02
2."Forever Delayed"3:38
3."Little Baby Nothing" (acoustic)4:54

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [12] 35
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [13] 76
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [14] 24
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [15] 21
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [16] 35
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 17

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] Gold400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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