"She Is Suffering" is a song by Welsh
alternative rock band
Manic Street Preachers. It was released in October 1994 by record label
Epic as the third and final single from the band's third studio album, The Holy Bible. It was their last single to feature
Richey Edwards before his disappearance on 1 February 1995. The single reached number 25 on the
UK Singles Chart on 15 October 1994.
Content
According to its lyricist,
Richey Edwards, the song's title refers to "Desire. In other bibles and holy books, no truth is possible until you empty yourself of desire. All commitment otherwise is fake/lies/economic convenience".
Nicky Wire also noted, "It's quite a simple song, both musically and lyrically. It's kind of like the
Buddhist thing where you can only reach eternal peace by shedding every desire in your body."[3]
A promo video for the song was directed by Alfonso Doring, which featured performance clips interspersed with shots of art mannequins.[5] In the music magazine Melody Maker, Wire described the
music video to "She Is Suffering" as "absolute shite beyond belief".[4] It was released on the band's Forever Delayed video compilation DVD (2002).[6]
"La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)" (Dub Mix) (remixed by the Dust Brothers)
4.
"
Faster" (Dub Mix) (remixed by the Dust Brothers)
10-inch vinyl
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
1.
"She Is Suffering" (7-inch radio edit)
4:07
2.
"The Drowners" (live) (featuring Bernard Butler)
Anderson, Butler
3:17
3.
"Stay with Me" (live)
Stewart, Wood
3:37
Cassette
No.
Title
Length
1.
"She Is Suffering" (7-inch radio edit)
2.
"Love Torn Us Under"
European Maxi-CD single
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
1.
"She Is Suffering" (7-inch radio edit)
2.
"The Drowners" (live) (featuring Bernard Butler)
Anderson, Butler
3:17
3.
"Stay with Me" (live)
Stewart, Wood
3:37
4.
"She Is Suffering" (acoustic version) (live on MTV's Most Wanted)
4:01
All live tracks (excluding the European release) were recorded at the
Clapham Grand,
Battersea, London, England, on 2 March 1994 in aid of the Philip Hall Memorial Fund for
Cancer Research.