Some Kind of Nothingness is a song by

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and the second single from their tenth album

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. It features Echo & the Bunnymen frontman Ian McCulloch.

Release

The single entered the UK singles chart at number 44, making it the first ever Manics single to not make the Top 40 since they signed to Sony in 1991.

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, in an interview with Absolute Radio, expressed his disappointment, "I was gutted that it missed the top 40", before adding "My excitement always turns into a real dose of fear when I’m waiting for a chart position or to find out whether the radio’s going to play our record,” he said. “It’s like waiting for that envelope to drop through the door and see you’ve got a D in geography.”.

Music video

To promote the single the band performed the song on

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. The music video features

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and Ian McCulloch walking around

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and

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. It makes heavy use of the

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technique.' An alternate video was posted on the Manics official website on 8 December, which was directed by both Nicky Wire and his brother Patrick Jones.

Track listing

CD 1

# "Some Kind of Nothingness" – 3:49 # "Broken Up Again" – 3:27 # "Red Rubber" – 2:57 # "Evidence Against Myself" – 3:00

CD 2

# "Some Kind of Nothingness" – 3:49 # "Slow Reflections/Strange Delays" – 2:44 ''(Manics website exclusive format)''

7" single

# "Some Kind of Nothingness" # "Time Ain't Nothing"

Digital download

# "Some Kind of Nothingness" (BBC Live Version) – 3:43 # "Some Kind of Nothingness" – 3:49 # " Masses Against the Classes" (Live from Newport Centre) – 3:29 # "Sleepflower" (Live from Manchester Apollo) – 4:59 # "Yes" (Live from Manchester Apollo) – 4:45

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2010 singles 2010 songs Columbia Records singles Male vocal duets Manic Street Preachers songs Song recordings produced by Dave Eringa Songs written by Nicky Wire