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"(It's Not War) Just the End of Love" is a song by
Manic Street Preachers Manic Street Preachers, also known simply as the Manics, are a Welsh rock band formed in Blackwood in 1986. The band consists of cousins James Dean Bradfield (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Sean Moore (drums, percussion, soundscapes), plus ...
and was released as the lead single from their tenth album ''
Postcards From a Young Man ''Postcards from a Young Man'' is the tenth studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers, released on 20 September 2010. The Manics began recording the album (provisionally titled ''It's Not War – Just the End of Love'') ...
''. The song was made Record of the Week on BBC Radio 2 and added to the BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music and XFM playlists.


Music video

The music video, directed by Alex Smith, was premiered on GMTV on 26 August 2010. It is set in a 1970s
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and stars actor
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, who portrays an American chess master (although playing with a
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), opposite a Soviet chess master portrayed by actress
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.MANIC STREET PREACHERS UNVEIL NEW VIDEO (IT'S NOT WAR) - JUST THE END OF LOVE
, stereoboard.com, 27 August 2010, retrieved 2010-08-31 The entire video unfolds in slight
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. The match is interrupted when the two mount the chess table and kiss passionately (coinciding with the guitar solo) as the studio audience looks on aghast.


Reception

The single was enthusiastically received by BBC Wales' James McLaren, who stated "Well I like it, I really do. It's got a theatrical pop verve to it. A sweeping string-laden hook, classic Bradders growly verse and a widdly solo in the middle eight. The melody is simple but delivered with classic Manics panache."McLaren, James (2010)
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described it: "It's simple, it's catchy and it's enjoyable, and will have many casual radio listeners rifling through their back catalogue to discover what they've been missing all these years." The ''
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'' commented that it had "nostalgia...but also an unmistakable sense of vitality and urgency".10 Tracks You Have To Hear This Week
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'', 5 August 2010, retrieved 2010-08-31 In an early review of the album, the ''NME'' described the track as "quite literally the daftest, campest, most outlandish stadium pop song the Manics have ever put their minds to. But in a really excellent way, with one of those choruses you only need to hear once to remember forever."Martin, Dan (2010)
Manic Street Preachers, ‘Postcards From A Young Man’ – First Listen
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'', 27 July 2010, retrieved 2010-08-31 '' The Fly'' called it a "brilliant start" to the album, saying that it "sets out its grandiose stall from the off as James Dean Bradfield's FM-friendly riff gives way to a warm orchestral flourish".Doherty, Niall (2010)
Manic Street Preachers 'Postcards From A Young Man' // First Listen
", '' The Fly'', 29 July 2010, retrieved 2010-08-31 The single entered the UK Charts at #28, making "(It's Not War) Just the End of Love" their lowest charting single since " Life Becoming a Landslide" (1994). It was the band's last Top 40 hit single.


Track listing


CD 1

# "(It's Not War) Just the End of Love" – 3:29 # "I'm Leaving You for Solitude" – 3:21 # "Distractions" – 3:56 # "Ostpolitik" – 2:58


CD 2

# "(It's Not War) Just the End of Love" # "Lost Voices" ''(Manics website exclusive format)''


7" single

# "(It's Not War) Just the End of Love" # "I Know the Numbers" Manic Street Preachers - (Its Not War) Just The End of Love single details and pre-order
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Chart performance


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:It's Not War Just the End of Love 2010 singles Manic Street Preachers songs Song recordings produced by Dave Eringa 2010 songs Columbia Records singles Songs written by James Dean Bradfield Songs written by Nicky Wire Songs written by Sean Moore (musician)