"An English Gentleman" is the second single from the album ''

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, released on 25 September 2006 on

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." The title track pays tribute to the late Manics publicist Philip Hall. Also featured on the CD version of the single is a cover

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", Bradfield's favourite song. The initial pressings of the red 7" single were actually made with black vinyl, some of which were sent out to distributors by mistake."

Single track listings

*All songs written by James Dean Bradfield except when noted otherwise.

CD

# "An English Gentleman" # "Days Slip Away" (Lyrics by

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) # "An English Gentleman" (Video)

7" (1)

# "An English Gentleman" # "Victory and Defeat on the Kendon Hill"

7" (2)

# "An English Gentleman" # "Silver Birch Bonfire Blues"

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Single info
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