Motorcycle Emptiness

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"Motorcycle Emptiness"
Motorcycle Emptiness.jpg
Single by Manic Street Preachers
from the album Generation Terrorists
Released1 June 1992 (1992-06-01)
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.

References

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  8. Doyle, Tom (27 May 1992). "New singles". Smash Hits . No. 352.
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  10. "Fame Academy". UKGameshows. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  11. "[Q article]". Q (243): 71. October 2006.
  12. "Manic Street Preachers – Motorcycle Emptiness" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  13. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media . Vol. 9, no. 26. 27 June 1992. p. 23.
  14. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 37, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  15. "Manic Street Preachers – Motorcycle Emptiness" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  16. "Manic Street Preachers – Motorcycle Emptiness". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  17. "British single certifications – Manic Street Preachers – Motorcycle Emptiness". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 19 November 2024.