"Found That Soul" is a single by the

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, released on 26 February 2001 from the '' Know Your Enemy'' album. Writing credit was shared by all three members of the band,

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, Sean Moore and

Nicky Wire Nicholas Allen Jones (born 20 January 1969), known as Nicky Wire, is a Welsh musician and songwriter, best known as lyricist, bassist and secondary vocalist of the Welsh alternative rock band, Manic Street Preachers. Prior to the group, Wire ...

. Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Found That Soul; or at 'Performer:' Manic Street Preachers The song reached number 9 in the

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Launch

Launched on the same day as " So Why So Sad", this was the first release by the ''Manics'' since the number-one hit "

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" thirteen months earlier. It reached a UK chart position of number 9 on 10 March 2001, in the same week that "So Why So Sad" reached number 8. Less than 200 copies separated "Found That Soul" from "So Why So Sad" placing it 1 place lower at number 9. Despite making the top ten it wasn't included on the band's greatest hits album, '' Forever Delayed'', making it the band's only top ten single at the time of the compilation's release not to appear. The CD also included versions of "Locust Valley" and "Ballad of the Bangkok Novotel," whereas the 7" included a live version of "The Masses Against the Classes". "Ballad of the Bangkok Novotel" is entirely sung by Nicky Wire. In Benjamin Millar's review of ''Know Your Enemy'' for ''The Blurb'', he described "Found That Soul" which "gets us off to a manic and electric start, a sonic attack that makes a huge noise for a three-piece."

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Nick Jones,

and Sean Moore. ;CD (UK) # "Found That Soul" – 3:05 # "Locust Valley" – 4:09 # "Ballad of the Bangkok Novotel" – 2:36 ;CD (AUS) # "Found That Soul" – 3:05 # " So Why So Sad" – 3:55 # "Locust Valley" – 4:09 # "Ballad of the Bangkok Novotel" – 2:36 ;7" # "Found That Soul" – 3:05 # "

" (live at

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, 31 December 1999) – 3:00

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2001 singles Manic Street Preachers songs Songs written by James Dean Bradfield Songs written by Sean Moore (musician) Songs written by Nicky Wire Song recordings produced by Dave Eringa 2000 songs Epic Records singles