Let Robeson Sing
"Let Robeson Sing" | ||||
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Single by Manic Street Preachers | ||||
from the album Know Your Enemy | ||||
Released | 10 September 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2000 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:46 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | ||||
Manic Street Preachers singles chronology | ||||
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"Let Robeson Sing" is a song by
Content
The song is a tribute to the black American actor, singer and
The CD includes the
Release
"Let Robeson Sing" was released on 10 September 2001 by record label Epic as the fourth and final single from the band's sixth studio album, Know Your Enemy. The single reached number 19 in the UK charts on 22 September 2001,[2] and was their lowest-charting single since "She Is Suffering" reached number 25 in 1994.
On 17 December 2011 "Let Robeson Sing" was the tenth of thirty-eight songs performed at the one-off A Night of National Treasures live performance at
Video
The video was directed by Andrew Dosunmu and filmed at the Paul Robeson Theatre in Brooklyn.[7]
Track listing
All music written and composed by Nick Jones, James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore.
- CD single 1
- "Let Robeson Sing" – 3:46
- "Masking Tape" – 4:11
- "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel" (Traditional) – 2:07
- "Let Robeson Sing" (video)
- CD single 2
- "Let Robeson Sing" – 3:46
- "Let Robeson Sing" (Ian Brown Mix) – 5:01
- "Let Robeson Sing" (Felix Da Housecat Mix) – 6:17
- "Let Robeson Sing" (Live at Teatro Karl Marx, Havana, 17 February 2001)
- "Let Robeson Sing" (Video from Cuba)
- 12" vinyl
- Side A
- "Fear of Motion" – 2:46
- "Let Robeson Sing" (Ian Brown Mix) – 5:01
- Side B
- "Let Robeson Sing" (Felix Da Housecat Mix) – 6:17
Personnel
- Manic Street Preachers
- James Dean Bradfield – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
- Sean Moore – drums
- Nicky Wire – bass, backing vocals
- Additional personnel
- Nick Nasmyth – keyboards, backing vocals
- Ian Brown – additional vocals on "Let Robeson Sing (Ian Brown Mix)"
- Aziz Ibrahim – additional guitar on "Let Robeson Sing (Ian Brown Mix)"
- Inder Goldfinger - additional percussion on "Let Robeson Sing (Ian Brown Mix)"
- Dan Bierton - additional keyboards & programming on "Let Robeson Sing (Ian Brown Mix)"
Charts
References
- ^ Pareles, Jon (8 October 2009). "A Mass of Angry Ideas, Set to Martial Melodies". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "Manic Street Preachers | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ a b Power, Martin (17 October 2010). Manic Street Preachers. Omnibus Press.
- ^ "Let Robinson Sing".
- ^ "Robeson sings: the first transatlantic telephone cable". Science Museum. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "manic street preachers discography".
- ^ Jacobs, Sean (16 November 2009). "Let Robeson Sing". Africa Is A Country. Retrieved 29 May 2009.