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and was the fourth single released from their eighth studio album ''

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''. It peaked on number 22 in the UK Singles Chart.

Background

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mentioned around the time of

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's release, that "Indian Summer" was a strong candidate for the third single from the album, but was pushed back in favour of "Autumnsong". On 1 August 2007 the official Manics' website reported that the band would soon be heading to studio in order to record b-sides for the single's release.Manic Street Preachers
In an interview with

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on 6 August 2007 on

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, Wire said that

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wasn't sure of "Indian Summer" as it sounded like "

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", to which Nicky said "well then, let's put it on the album".Martin Clarke, ''Manic Street Preachers: Sweet Venom'' (Plexus, 2009).

Release

It reached number 22 in the UK Singles Chart, breaking an amazing run of 11 years where the band managed to chart all their singles in the Top 20 in the UK, starting with 1996's

, and ending with ''Indian Summer''. Just prior to the release of the single,

said of the B-sides, "'Anorexic Rodin' - Randy Rhodes guitars -

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drums - super punky weirdness - 'Heyday Of The Blood' (band favourite at the moment) - very ''

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'' - a useful experiment for the future - "Lady Lazarus" - its

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time again - an ode to all the great female poets - early

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with soft vocals + lyrical flow - then a cover version of the great

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: "Foggy Eyes". A pure and just tribute to a band who were 100%

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. And finally another instrumental "You Know its Going To Hurt" -

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drums

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guitars odd time signatures very strange - so hope you enjoy. As the great woman said 'The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, then you have to put up with the rain' -

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Music video

The video for the single shot on Super-8 film was directed by Patrick Jones.

Track listing

2-Track CD single

#"Indian Summer" - 3:54 #"Anorexic Rodin" - 3:18

Maxi CD single

#"Indian Summer" - 3:57 #"Heyday of the Blood" - 2:44 #"Foggy Eyes" (

cover) - 2:53 #"Lady Lazarus" - 4:09 (featuring lead vocals by Nicky Wire)

7" Limited edition

#"Indian Summer" - 3:54 #"You Know It's Going to Hurt" - 2:51 (instrumental)

Digital download

#"Indian Summer" - 3:54 #"Indian Summer" (Demo Version) - 3:49 #"Indian Summer (Acoustic)" 3:58 #"Indian Summer (Live At Vodafone Live Music Awards 2007)" 3:47

Promo CD

#"Indian Summer" - 3:58 #"Indian Summer" (Instrumental) - 3:56 When purchased as a bundle (2-Track CD Single, Maxi CD Single and 7" Limited Edition), the single included a set of four postcards featuring artwork by

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, with quotes on the reverse. One postcard per bundle was signed by the band.

Charts

References

{{authority control 2007 singles Manic Street Preachers songs Song recordings produced by Dave Eringa Songs written by Nicky Wire Songs written by James Dean Bradfield Songs written by Sean Moore (musician) 2007 songs Columbia Records singles