"
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" is a single by Welsh
Rock group the
Manic Street Preachers, taken from the album
Send Away the Tigers, featuring duet vocals from singer
James Dean Bradfield and
Nina Persson of
The Cardigans, as well as additional vocals from
bassist Nicky Wire. It was released on
30 April 2007, having already charted at No. 26 in the UK
charts on early download sales. On Tuesday,
Music Week reported that the single was due to hit #1 on Sunday 6th May, after its physical release. However, they charted at number 2, behind the
Beyonce-
Shakira collaboration "
Beautiful Liar".
The song includes the lyrics "You Stole the Sun from My Heart"; a quote from an earlier hit of the same name on the album This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours. The line "trade all your heroes in for ghosts" is a reference to Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here".
iTunes also offers two exclusive solo acoustic versions of the song - one sung entirely by James Dean Bradfield, and the other by Nina Persson.
Like with all "Send Away the Tigers" -related promo material, the cover image is taken from the photography book Monika Monster Future First Woman On Mars by Valerie Philips.
The song won "Best Track" at the Q Awards 2007.
Tracklisting
CD single
- "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" - 3:55
- "Boxes & Lists" - 3:56
Maxi CD single
- "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" - 3:55
- "Love Letter to the Future" - 3:44
- "Welcome to the Dead Zone" - 3:42
- "Little Girl Lost" - 2:14
7" limited edition
- "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" - 3:55
- "Fearless Punk Ballad" - 3:59
Digital download
- "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" - 3:55
- "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (James Solo Acoustic) - 3:59
- "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (Nina Solo Acoustic) - 3:59
Chart positions
| Chart
| Peak position |
| Turkish Top 20 Chart
| 18
|
References