"Roses in the Hospital" is a song by Welsh

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band

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. It was released in September 1993 by record label

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as the third single from their second album, ''

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''.

Content

Allison Clarke of ''

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'' proclaimed the song's style as "irrepressible

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". Ben Scott of ''XSNoise'' detailed the songs styling as "stadium

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with a twist of Bowie's ‘

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’". At the end of the song

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can be heard singing the line "Rudi gonna fail", a reference to "Rudie Can't Fail", a song by

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from their seminal album ''

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''. The Manics have cited The Clash as one of the key influences on their sound.

Release

"Roses in the Hospital" was released on 20 September 1993 by record label

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as the third single from the band's second album, ''

''. ''Misprinted as 13 September''. Reaching number 15 on the

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, it would prove to be the highest-charting single from any of the group's first three albums (their cover of " Suicide Is Painless (Theme from ''M*A*S*H'')" had reached number 7 the previous year, but it was not featured on any album). Sales of the single were aided by the band's appearance supporting

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at the Milton Keynes Bowl on 18 August 1993. The line "we don't want your fucking love" was excised from the

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of the song, being replaced by a reiteration of the title. The song's closing refrain of "Forever, ever delayed" would eventually provide the title for the band's greatest hits compilation (''

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''), an album on which "Roses in the Hospital" itself would not make an appearance.

Track listings

CD # "Roses in the Hospital" (7-inch version) – 4:15 # "Us Against You" – 3:19 # "Donkeys" – 3:10 # "Wrote for Luck" (

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cover) – 2:42 12-inch # "Roses in the Hospital" (O G Psychovocal mix) (remixed by

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) # "Roses in the Hospital" (O G Psychomental mix) (remixed by Ashley Beedle) # "Roses in the Hospital" (51 Funk Salute mix) (remixed by Ashley Beedle) # "Roses in the Hospital" (Filet-o-Gang mix) (remixed by Charlie Smith and John Davis) # "Roses in the Hospital" (ECG mix) (remixed by Charlie Smith and John Davis) # "Roses in the Hospital" (album version) 7-inch and cassette # "Roses in the Hospital" (7-inch version) # "Us Against You" # "Donkeys"

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1993 singles 1993 songs Epic Records singles Song recordings produced by Dave Eringa Songs written by Nicky Wire Songs written by Richey Edwards Songs written by Sean Moore (musician) Songs written by James Dean Bradfield Manic Street Preachers songs