Motorcycle Emptiness
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"Motorcycle Emptiness" is a critically acclaimed 1992 alternative rock single by Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, known for its melancholic melody and lyrics critiquing consumerism and modern alienation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Motorcycle Emptiness canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Generation Terrorists ⓘ |
| artist | Manic Street Preachers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
UK Singles Chart
ⓘ
surface form:
UK Singles Chart top 20
|
| countryOfOrigin | Wales ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasBside |
Armageddon Version
ⓘ
Bored Out of My Mind ⓘ |
| hasGuitarSolo | yes ⓘ |
| hasLiveStapleStatus | yes ⓘ |
| hasLyricalMotif | “under neon loneliness” ⓘ |
| hasLyricalReference | “boredom is a product of a boring mind” ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Generation Terrorists ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Manic Street Preachers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector |
Wiz
ⓘ
surface form:
W.I.Z.
|
| musicVideoLocation |
Japan
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ |
| notableFor |
melancholic melody
ⓘ
politically charged lyrics ⓘ |
| partOf |
Manic Street Preachers
ⓘ
surface form:
Manic Street Preachers discography
|
| performer | Manic Street Preachers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Manic Street Preachers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steve Brown ⓘ |
| publisher | Sony/ATV Music Publishing ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1991 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ
surface form:
Sony Music
|
| releaseDate | 1992-06-01 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ CD single ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| theme |
capitalism critique
ⓘ
consumerism ⓘ emptiness ⓘ modern alienation ⓘ |
| writer |
James Dean Bradfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicky Wire NERFINISHED ⓘ Richey Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.