Tsunami (1999 single)
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| Tsunami | ||
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| Missing image Tsunami_(1999_single).jpg Single cover | ||
| Compact Disk single and Cassette tape by Manic Street Preachers | ||
| From the album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours | ||
| Released | July 5, 1999 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 3 mins 51 secs | |
| Record label | Epic | |
| Producer | ??? | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours track listing | ||
| Ready For Drowning (4) (not released as single) | Tsunami (5) (July 5 1999) | My Little Empire (6) (not released as single) |
Tsunami was released by Manic Street Preachers on July 5 1999 and was the fourth single to be released from the This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours. All three members of the band, James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicky Wire share the writing credits.
The original release also included versions of "Buildings For Dead People" and "Motown Junk Medley"/"Design For Life" (Video).
The song was inspired by The Silent Twins, June and Jennifer Gibbons, two young black girls who gave up speaking when they were young, became involved in crime and ended up being sent to Broadmoor Hospital.
External link
Article on "The Silent Twins" from the New Yorker (http://www.ask.co.uk/ix.asp?q=silent+twins&ac=LIFE&xx=0&qid=84497C690E7D5446AC31C5188F5DBBC3&p=0&s=1&sp=ix&fn=t&b=0&fo=2&r=10&io=6&fp=6&fr=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffuturisticaffinity%2Eport5%2Ecom%2Fthesilenttwins%2Ehtml&adurl=)