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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

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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

, 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' -

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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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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

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

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