Forever Delayed: The Greatest Hits
Forever Delayed is a greatest hits collection from the Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, released by Epic on 28 October 2002. It also came with a DVD. Alongside the hits it gathers three singles that had never appeared on a studio album: "Motown Junk", "Suicide Is Painless" and the chart-topping "The Masses Against the Classes". It debuted and peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart.
The set arrived after Know Your Enemy and before Lifeblood, so it works as a pause in the band's story. Two new songs were added for existing fans, the single "There by the Grace of God" and "Door to the River". A two-CD special edition added a second disc of remixes. For anyone wanting the band's singles in one place, with a few otherwise hard-to-find tracks, it is a handy starting point.
Forever Delayed: The Greatest Hits: tracklist, credits and charts
33 tracks · 2:36:11Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1A Design for LifeBradfield, Moore, Wire4:21
- 2Motorcycle EmptinessBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire5:07
- 3If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be NextBradfield, Moore, Wire4:52
- 4La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)Bradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire4:07
- 5There by the Grace of GodBradfield, Moore, Wire3:48
- 6You Love UsBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire3:15
- 7AustraliaBradfield, Moore, Wire3:43
- 8You Stole the Sun From My HeartBradfield, Moore, Wire4:22
- 9Kevin CarterBradfield, Moore, Wire, Edwards3:25
- 10TsunamiBradfield, Moore, Wire3:50
- 11The Masses Against the ClassesBradfield, Moore, Wire3:24
- 12From Despair to WhereBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire3:22
- 13Door to the RiverBradfield, Moore, Wire4:42
- 14Everything Must GoBradfield, Moore, Wire3:08
- 15FasterBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire3:54
- 16Little Baby NothingBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire4:13
- 17Suicide Is Painless (Theme From MASH)Johnny Mandel and Mike Altman3:29
- 18So Why So SadBradfield, Moore, Wire3:46
- 19The EverlastingBradfield, Moore, Wire4:08
- 20Motown JunkBradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire3:59
- Disc 2
- 1La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh) (The Chemical Brothers remix)Bradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire6:32
- 2If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (David Holmes remix)Bradfield, Moore, Wire9:59
- 3Tsunami (Cornelius remix)Bradfield, Moore, Wire4:07
- 4So Why So Sad (Avalanches remix)Bradfield, Moore, Wire4:59
- 5Faster (The Chemical Brothers remix)Bradfield, Moore, Edwards, Wire5:46
- 6If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (Massive Attack remix)Bradfield, Moore, Wire4:55
- 7Kevin Carter (Jon Carter remix)Bradfield, Moore, Wire, Edwards7:43
- 8You Stole the Sun From My Heart (David Holmes remix)Bradfield, Moore, Wire5:11
- 9Tsunami (Stereolab remix)Bradfield, Moore, Wire6:45
- 10Let Robeson Sing (Ian Brown remix)Bradfield, Moore, Wire5:01
- 11The Everlasting (Stealth Sonic Orchestra remix)Bradfield, Moore, Wire5:14
- 12You Stole the Sun From My Heart (Mogwai remix)Bradfield, Moore, Wire6:14
- 13A Design for Life (Stealth Sonic Orchestra remix)Bradfield, Moore, Wire4:50
- Produced by
- Mike Hedges, Steve Brown, Dave Eringa, Marius de Vries, Greg Haver, Manic Street Preachers, Robin Evans, Bobbydazzler, Howard Gray, Various (see track listing)
- Recorded at
- Rockfield Studios
- Recorded
- 1991–2002
- Mixed by
- Ian Grimble, Steve Brown, Owen Davies, Dave Eringa, David Bascombe, Andy Bradfield, Marius de Vries, Mark Freegard, The Avalanches, Bobbydazzler
- Mixed at
- AIR Studios, Abbey Road Studios
- Engineered by
- Ian Grimble, Dave Eringa, Guy Massey, Steve Brown, Sean Genockey, Ger McDonnell, Alex Silva, Lee Butler, Robin Evans, Christian Scallan
- Label
- Epic
- Length
- 2:36:11
Line-up
- James Dean Bradfield · acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar, vocals, electric guitar, omnichord, electric sitar · guest
- Andy Duncan · percussion · guest
- Sean Moore · drums (drum set) · guest
- Nick Nasmyth · Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, mellotron, keyboard · guest
- Nicky Wire · bass guitar · guest
- Martin Ditcham · percussion · guest
- Gini Ball · violin · guest
- Sally Herbert · violin · guest
- Claire Orsler · viola · guest
- Jocelyn Pook · viola · guest
- Craig Pruess · sitar, tanpura · guest
- Anne Stephenson · violin · guest
Singles
- “There by the Grace of God” · 14 October 2002
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2002 | 4 |
| Finnish Albums · 2002 | 7 |
| Ireland 2 · 2002 | 7 |
| Danish Albums · 2002 | 14 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2002 | 32 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2002 | 36 |
| Swedish Albums · 2002 | 43 |
| German Albums · 2002 | 65 |
| Dutch Albums · 2002 | 67 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2002 | 68 |
All 11 charts
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2002 | 83 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom · 2001 | 2× Platinum |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 28 October 2002 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 28 October 2002 | |
| Wikidata | 2002 | |
| UK / Europe release | 28 October 2002 | earliest UK or European date |
8 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | CA | Epic | 696998702929 | deluxe |
| 2002 | — | Epic | 9399700105353 | other |
| 28 October 2002 | GB | Epic | 5099750955192 | original |
| 28 October 2002 | AU | Epic | original | |
| 28 October 2002 | GB | Epic | 5099750955123 | original |
| 30 October 2002 | JP | Epic Records International | 4547366008319 | other |
| 18 November 2002 | — | Epic | 5099720177692 | other |
| 25 March 2009 | JP | Epic | 4547366045185 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |