Postcards from a Young Man (song)

"Postcards from a Young Man"
Single by Manic Street Preachers
from the album Postcards from a Young Man
Released	28 February 2011
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:39
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore
Producer(s)	Dave Eringa
Manic Street Preachers singles chronology
"Some Kind of Nothingness" (2010) "Postcards from a Young Man" (2011) "This Is the Day" (2011)

"Postcards from a Young Man" is a single by the Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was the third single released from their tenth studio album, Postcards from a Young Man, on 28 February 2011.

Release

"Postcards from a Young Man" entered the UK Midweek Charts at 36 but dropped to 54 when the official singles chart was announced at the end of the week.

In January 2012, a vinyl version of the single became the tenth best-selling 7" vinyl in the UK during 2011.

Track listing

CD 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Postcards from a Young Man"	3:35
2.	"Inky Fingers"	2:41
3.	"Engage with Your Shadow"	3:25
4.	"Kiss My Eyes for Eternity"	2:55

CD 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Postcards from a Young Man"	3:35
2.	"Midnight Sun"	3:40

7" vinyl

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Postcards from a Young Man"
2.	"The Passing Show"

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Postcards from a Young Man"	3:37
2.	"This Joke Sport Severed" (live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall)	3:06
3.	"Peeled Apples" (live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall)	3:30
4.	"Marlon J.D." (live at Belfast Ulster Hall)	2:51

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	54

External links

• John Doran (15 February 2011). "New Manics Vid Here". The Quietus.
• "Manic Street Preachers confirm new single". NME. 1 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011.