Ocean Spray (Manic Street Preachers song)

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Ocean Spray (Manic Street Preachers song) - Wikipedia

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"Ocean Spray"

Single by Manic Street Preachers

from the album Know Your Enemy

B-side

"Groundhog Days"
"Just a Kid"
"Little Trolls"

Released

4 June 2001

Length

4:11

Manic Street Preachers singles chronology

"Found That Soul"
(2001)

"Ocean Spray"
(2001)

"Let Robeson Sing"
(2001)

"Ocean Spray" is a song by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers, released as the third single from their sixth studio album, Know Your Enemy (2001), on 4 June 2001. James Dean Bradfield wrote both lyrics and music for the song.^[1] It reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

The song's title was inspired by the cranberry juice drink that James would take in to his mother Sue whilst she was in hospital undergoing treatment for cancer, eventually dying from the disease. It also featured the first recorded lyric written by James. Drummer Sean Moore played a trumpet solo on the song. The CD included "Groundhog Days", "Just A Kid", and the "Ocean Spray" video, whereas the cassette included "Little Trolls".^[2]

The "Ocean Spray" video clip also represents a high point in the visibility of the Manics photographer Mitch Ikeda, who appears and speaks the opening Japanese dialogue "Me, tottemo utsukushīdesu ne. Totemo utsukushī-me o shitemasu" (Japanese: 目、とっても美しいですね。とても美しい目をしてます), which translates as "you have very beautiful eyes... such beautiful eyes".

Release

The song reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart on 16 June 2001 and spent eight weeks in the top 100.^[3] A performance was recorded for that week's Top of the Pops.

Track listings

All music was written and composed by Nick Jones, James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore except "Ocean Spray", with music and lyrics by James Dean Bradfield.

UK CD1^[4]

"Ocean Spray" – 4:11
"Groundhog Days" – 3:50
"Just a Kid" – 3:30
"Ocean Spray" (video)

UK CD2^[5]

"Ocean Spray" – 4:11
"Ocean Spray" (live from Karl Marx Theatre, Havana, Cuba) – 4:06
"Ocean Spray" (Medicine remix) – 6:33
"Ocean Spray" (Kinobe remix) – 4:16
"Ocean Spray" (video—live from Karl Marx Theatre, Havana, Cuba) – 4:08

UK cassette single^[6]

"Ocean Spray" – 4:11
"Little Trolls" – 3:36
"Ocean Spray" (Ellis Island Sound remix) – 4:12

European CD1^[7]

"Ocean Spray" – 4:11
"Ballad of the Bangkok Novotel" – 2:37

European CD2^[8]

"Ocean Spray" – 4:11
"Ballad of the Bangkok Novotel" – 2:37
"Locust Valley" – 4:08
"Ocean Spray" (Kinobe remix) – 4:16

Australian CD single^[9]

"Ocean Spray" – 4:11
"Locust Valley" – 4:08
"Ballad of the Bangkok Novotel" – 2:37
"So Why So Sad" (acoustic) – 3:47

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[10]	61
Scotland (OCC)^[11]	15
UK Singles (OCC)^[3]	15

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	4 June 2001	CD cassette	Epic	^[12]
Australia	9 July 2001	CD	Epic	^[13]

References

^ Power, Martin (17 October 2010). Manic Street Preachers. Omnibus Press.
^ "Ocean Spray". Manics Discog. 20 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ Ocean Spray (UK CD1 liner notes). Manic Street Preachers. Epic Records. 2001. 671253 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Ocean Spray (UK CD2 liner notes). Manic Street Preachers. Epic Records. 2001. 671253 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Ocean Spray (UK cassette single sleeve). Manic Street Preachers. Epic Records. 2001. 671253 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Ocean Spray (European CD1 liner notes). Manic Street Preachers. Epic Records. 2001. EPC 671252 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Ocean Spray (European CD2 liner notes). Manic Street Preachers. Epic Records. 2001. EPC 671252 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Ocean Spray (Australian CD single liner notes). Manic Street Preachers. Epic Records. 2001. 671302.2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 26. 23 June 2001. p. 14.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ "New Releases – For Week Starting June 4, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 2 June 2001. p. 23. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 9th July 2001" (PDF). ARIA. 9 July 2001. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

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Compilation albums	Forever Delayed Lipstick Traces National Treasures – The Complete Singles Sleep Next to Plastic
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