"Underdogs" is a song by

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band

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. It was released in 2007 by record label

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as the first single taken from their eighth studio album, ''

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''.

Fan competition

A fan competition was announced at the time of the song's announcement, asking fans to send in photos, videos and other visual media they thought fit the song and its theme. The final video, composed of clips from the band's previous videos and fan-sent material, was released on the band's website on 12 April 2007.

Release

"Underdogs" was released on 19 March 2007Martin Clarke, ''Manic Street Preachers: Sweet Venom'' (Plexus, 2009). by record label Columbia as the first single taken from their eighth studio album, ''Send Away the Tigers''. It was released on one-sided

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– limited to 1,000 copies, and which sold out instantly on

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– and also as a digital download. A promo CD version in card sleeve also exists but is considered rare.

Content

"Underdogs" was proclaimed by the ''

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'' to be a " glam-metal riot". Bassist Nicky Wire called "Underdogs" an "all out

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" song, and likened the track's outro style to that of

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and

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Tracklisting

1. Underdogs N.B. The only release of this single was on a 7" vinyl single

References

External links

Official download
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