Resistance Is Futile
Resistance Is Futile is the thirteenth studio album from Manic Street Preachers, the Welsh alternative rock band. It came out on 13 April 2018 on Columbia, arriving four years after Futurology and three before The Ultra Vivid Lament.
The record was backed by six singles, more than the band had put out from any album since their debut, Generation Terrorists. Critics responded warmly, and it entered the UK Albums Chart at number two, where it also peaked. For anyone who has followed the Manics from the early 1990s, it is a good place to hear how a band more than a quarter of a century into its career still keeps up a steady flow of songs.
Resistance Is Futile: tracklist, credits and charts
12 tracks · 46:17Tracklist
- 1People Give InBradfield, Moore, Wire3:56
- 2International BlueBradfield, Moore, Wire3:52
- 3Distant ColoursBradfield, Moore, Wire3:30
- 4VivianBradfield, Moore, Wire4:15
- 5Dylan & CaitlinBradfield, Moore, Wire3:54
- 6Liverpool RevisitedBradfield, Moore, Wire2:31
- 7Sequels of Forgotten WarsBradfield, Moore, Wire4:22
- 8Hold Me Like a HeavenBradfield, Moore, Wire4:18
- 9In EternityBradfield, Moore, Wire4:17
- 10Broken AlgorithmsBradfield, Moore, Wire3:53
- 11A Song for the SadnessBradfield, Moore, Wire4:21
- 12The Left BehindBradfield, Moore, Wire3:09
- Produced by
- Dave Eringa, Gavin Fitzjohn, Guy Massey, Loz Williams
- Recorded at
- Door to the River, Faster Studios, Door to the River Studios, Newport, Wales, Faster Studios, Cardiff, Wales
- Recorded
- November–December 2017
- Mixed by
- Chris Lord‐Alge, Dave Eringa, Guy Massey
- Engineered by
- Dave Eringa, Loz Williams, Gavin Fitzjohn, Guy Massey
- Label
- Columbia
- Length
- 46:17
Line-up
- Anthony Cleaton · strings · guest
- Dave Eringa · keyboard
- Bernard Kane · strings · guest
- Nathan Stone · strings · guest
- Vulcan String Quartet · strings · guest
- Andrew Walters · strings · guest
- Joanna Walters · strings · guest
- James Dean Bradfield · keyboard
- Sean Moore · keyboard
- Nicky Wire · guitar, lead vocals
- Gavin Fitzjohn · keyboard, background vocals
- The Anchoress · background vocals, lead vocals · guest
- Nick Nasmyth · keyboard · guest
- Steffan Garrero · background vocals · guest
- Loz Williams · keyboard · guest
Singles
- “International Blue” · 8 December 2017
- “Distant Colours” · 16 February 2018
- “Dylan & Caitlin” · 9 March 2018
- “Liverpool Revisited” · 6 April 2018
- “Hold Me Like a Heaven” · 4 May 2018
- “People Give In” · 27 July 2018
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2018 | 2 |
| New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) · 2018 | 1 |
| Scottish Albums · 2018 | 1 |
| UKDigital · 2018 | 3 |
| Ireland 3 · 2018 | 5 |
| Croatian International Albums (HDU) · 2018 | 11 |
| Portuguese Albums · 2018 | 15 |
| Swiss Albums · 2018 | 18 |
| German Albums · 2018 | 20 |
| Austrian Albums · 2018 | 23 |
All 18 charts
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) · 2018 | 31 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2018 | 39 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2018 | 45 |
| Polish Albums · 2018 | 50 |
| Czech Albums · 2018 | 59 |
| Greek Albums · 2018 | 61 |
| Dutch Albums · 2018 | 73 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2018 | 107 |
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Also released on 13 April
Every year →More from Manic Street Preachers
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The label →How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 13 April 2018 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 13 April 2018 | |
| Wikidata | 2018 | |
| US release | 13 April 2018 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 13 April 2018 | earliest UK or European date |
12 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 April 2018 | GB | Columbia | original | |
| 13 April 2018 | US | Shornday Limited | 886446842387 | original |
| 13 April 2018 | XE | Columbia | 190758098722 | original |
| 13 April 2018 | GB | Columbia | original | |
| 13 April 2018 | GB | Columbia | original | |
| 13 April 2018 | XW | Columbia | 886446842394 | original |
| 13 April 2018 | XW | Columbia | 886446842387 | original |
| 13 April 2018 | US | Shornday Limited | 886446842394 | original |
| 13 April 2018 | GB | Sony Music | 190758098913 | original |
| 13 April 2018 | XE | Columbia | 190758098623 | original |
| 18 April 2018 | JP | Sony Records International | 4547366348392 | deluxe |
| 18 April 2018 | JP | Sony Records International | 4547366348385 | 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) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |