Know Your Enemy (Manic Street Preachers album)

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All lyrics are written by Nicky Wire, except "Ocean Spray", by James Dean Bradfield; all music is composed by Bradfield and Sean Moore, except "We Are All Bourgeois Now", written by Tim Gane, Malcolm Eden, John Williamson and Gary Baker

Know Your Enemy
KnowYourEnemyAlbumCover.jpg
Studio album by
Manic Street Preachers
Released19 March 2001
RecordedAugust–December 2000
Studio
Genre Alternative rock
Length75:34
Label Epic
Producer
Manic Street Preachers chronology
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
(1998)		Know Your Enemy
(2001)		 Forever Delayed
(2002)
Singles from Know Your Enemy
  1. "So Why So Sad"
    Released: 26 February 2001
  2. "Found That Soul"
    Released: 26 February 2001
  3. "Ocean Spray"
    Released: 4 June 2001
  4. "Let Robeson Sing"
    Released: 10 September 2001
No.TitleLength
1."Found That Soul"3:05
2."Ocean Spray"4:11
3."Intravenous Agnostic"4:02
4."So Why So Sad"4:02
5."Let Robeson Sing"3:46
6."The Year of Purification"3:39
7."Wattsville Blues"4:29
8."Miss Europa Disco Dancer"3:52
9."Dead Martyrs"3:23
10."His Last Painting"3:16
11."My Guernica"4:56
12."The Convalescent"5:54
13."Royal Correspondent"3:31
14."Epicentre" (contains excerpt of the b-side "Masking Tape" released on the "Let Robeson Sing" single)6:26
15."Baby Elián"3:37
16."Freedom of Speech Won't Feed My Children" (contains a cover of the McCarthy song "We Are All Bourgeois Now" as a hidden track)13:12
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
17."Just a Kid"3:30
18."The Masses Against the Classes"3:22
Australian limited edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
17."The Masses Against the Classes"3:22
18."So Why So Sad" (Sean Penn Mix – Avalanches)4:57

2022 Remastered Edition

On 9 September 2022, Manic Street Preachers released an expanded and remastered version of Know Your Enemy. While putting together the reissue, Nicky Wire proposed recreating the reissue as the two-part album that the band originally envisioned, with James Dean Bradfield agreeing to the idea on the condition that he was allowed to remix it with Dave Eringa. [25]

Note: On the standard 2-CD and vinyl versions, Door to the River is a 10-track album and Solidarity is a 12-track album. On the 3-CD boxset version, b-sides and alternate remixes are added to each of the above-mentioned discs, while the third disc contains demos.

Disc One – Door to the River
No.TitleLength
1."The Year of Purification"3:38
2."Ocean Spray"4:13
3."So Why So Sad" (Avalanches Sean Penn Mix)4:59
4."Door to the River"4:38
5."Rosebud"4:03
6."Just a Kid"3:31
7."His Last Painting"3:18
8."Let Robeson Sing"3:47
9."Groundhog Days"4:58
10."Epicentre"5:13
Disc Two – Solidarity
No.TitleLength
1."Intravenous Agnostic"4:01
2."Found That Soul" (TLA Mix)3:06
3."We Are All Bourgeois Now"4:31
4."Freedom of Speech Won't Feed My Children"2:53
5."The Convalescent"5:28
6."Baby Elián"3:38
7."Masses Against the Classes"3:22
8."My Guernica"4:55
9."Studies in Paralysis"3:20
10."Dead Martyrs"3:26
11."Wattsville Blues"4:09
12."Miss Europa Disco Dancer"3:56
Boxset Disc One – Door to the River
No.TitleLength
1."The Year of Purification"3:38
2."Ocean Spray"4:13
3."So Why So Sad" (Avalanches Sean Penn Mix)4:59
4."Door to the River"4:38
5."Rosebud"4:03
6."Just a Kid"3:31
7."His Last Painting"3:18
8."Let Robeson Sing"3:47
9."Groundhog Days"4:58
10."Epicentre"5:13
11."His Last Painting" (TLA Mix)3:17
12."Epicentre" (TLA Mix)5:13
13."So Why So Sad" (KYE Version)4:04
14."Royal Correspondent"3:31
Boxset Disc Two – Solidarity
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intravenous Agnostic" 4:01
2."Found That Soul" (TLA Mix) 3:06
3."We Are All Bourgeois Now" 4:31
4."Freedom of Speech Won't Feed My Children" 2:53
5."The Convalescent" 5:28
6."Baby Elián" 3:38
7."Masses Against the Classes" 3:22
8."My Guernica" 4:55
9."Studies in Paralysis" 3:20
10."Dead Martyrs" 3:26
11."Wattsville Blues" 4:09
12."Miss Europa Disco Dancer" 3:56
13."Fear of Motion" 2:38
14."Pedestal" 4:51
15."Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel"Traditional2:07
16."Locust Valley" 4:06
17."Masking Tape" 4:11
18."Ballad of the Bangkok Novotel" 2:38
19."Little Trolls" 3:43
Boxset Disc Three – Demos
No.TitleLength
1."Ocean Spray" (Studio Demo)2:55
2."So Why So Sad" (Cassette Demo)3:36
3."Door to the River" (Cassette Demo)4:53
4."His Last Painting" (Air Version Home Cassette Demo)4:05
5."Let Robeson Sing" (Home Cassette Demo)2:37
6."Groundhog Days" (Home Cassette Demo)4:01
7."Epicentre" (Cassette Demo)4:01
8."Intravenous Agnostic" (Home Cassette Demo)2:26
9."Freedom of Speech Won't Feed My Children" (Studio Demo)2:57
10."The Convalescent" (Studio Rehearsal Demo)5:29
11."His Last Painting Baby Elián" (Studio Demo)3:23
12."Masses Against the Classes" (Studio Demo)2:25
13."My Guernica No 1" (Home Acoustic Demo)4:25
14."My Guernica" (Studio Demo)4:10
15."Dead Martyrs" (Home Cassette Demo)3:28
16."Wattsville Blues" (Home Cassette Demo)2:42

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Know Your Enemy
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [47] Gold219,985 [18]

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