Postcards from a Young Man (song)

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"Postcards from a Young Man"
Postcards from a Young Man single.jpg
Single by Manic Street Preachers
from the album Postcards from a Young Man
Released28 February 2011
Genre Alternative rock
Length3:39
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore
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]

Contents

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" 
2."The Passing Show" 
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

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References

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