"You're Not Alone" is a song by
The Enemy. The song is about Peugeot's Coventry factory closing down with the loss of 2,300 jobs. The song is on The Enemy's debut album ''
We'll Live and Die in These Towns'' and was released as the fifth single from the album. The song was in the UK top 75 of the
UK Singles Chart for four weeks, and its peak chart position was number 18, therefore marking their third UK top 20 single.
The single was released as a
download
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, a
CD single
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and two versions of
7" vinyl
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. The CD has one
B-side
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, a
cover version
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of
David Bowie
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's song "
Five Years". The first version of the vinyl is a square
picture disc
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with the Electric Loop Orchestra remix of the band's previous single "
Had Enough" as a B-side; on the second version there is a live version of "
Away from Here" recorded for
BBC Radio 1
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.
References
2007 singles
The Enemy (UK rock band) songs
2007 songs
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