"Ocean Spray" is a song by Welsh rock band

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, released as the third single from their sixth studio album, '' Know Your Enemy'' (2001), on 4 June 2001. James Dean Bradfield wrote both lyrics and music for the song. It reached number 15 on the

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Background

The song's title was inspired by the cranberry juice drink that James would take in to his mother Sue whilst she was in hospital undergoing treatment for

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, eventually dying from the disease. It also featured the first recorded lyric written by James. Drummer Sean Moore played a

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on the song. The CD included "Groundhog Days", "Just A Kid", and the "Ocean Spray" video, whereas the cassette included "Little Trolls". The "Ocean Spray" video clip also represents a high point in the visibility of the Manics photographer Mitch Ikeda, who appears and speaks the opening Japanese dialogue "" ( ja, 目、とっても美しいですね。とても美しい目をしてます), which translates as "you have very beautiful eyes... such beautiful eyes".

Release

The song reached number 15 on the

on 16 June 2001 and spent eight weeks in the top 100. A performance was recorded for that week's ''

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''. However, it wasn't aired (possibly due to lower charting position than had been expected) but a short clip of the performance was still shown (without sound) in the show's top 20 countdown that week. The full performance was finally shown in full several years later on an episode of '' Top of the Pops 2''.

Track listings

All music was written and composed by Nick Jones, James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore except "Ocean Spray", with music and lyrics by James Dean Bradfield. UK CD1 # "Ocean Spray" – 4:11 # "Groundhog Days" – 3:50 # "Just a Kid" – 3:30 # "Ocean Spray" (video) UK CD2 # "Ocean Spray" – 4:11 # "Ocean Spray" (live from Karl Marx Theatre, Havana, Cuba) – 4:06 # "Ocean Spray" (Medicine remix) – 6:33 # "Ocean Spray" (

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remix) – 4:16 # "Ocean Spray" (video—live from Karl Marx Theatre, Havana, Cuba) – 4:08 UK cassette single # "Ocean Spray" – 4:11 # "Little Trolls" – 3:36 # "Ocean Spray" (Ellis Island Sound remix) – 4:12 European CD1 # "Ocean Spray" – 4:11 # "Ballad of the Bangkok Novotel" – 2:37 European CD2 # "Ocean Spray" – 4:11 # "Ballad of the Bangkok Novotel" – 2:37 # "Locust Valley" – 4:08 # "Ocean Spray" (Kinobe remix) – 4:16 Australian CD single # "Ocean Spray" – 4:11 # "Locust Valley" – 4:08 # "Ballad of the Bangkok Novotel" – 2:37 # "

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Charts

Release history

References

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