The Masses Against the Classes

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"The Masses Against the Classes"
Single by Manic Street Preachers
B-side
Released10 January 2000 (2000-01-10)[1]
Studio
Genre
Length3:23
LabelEpic
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Nicky Wire
Producer(s)Dave Eringa
Manic Street Preachers singles chronology
"Tsunami"
(1999)
"The Masses Against the Classes"
(2000)
"So Why So Sad"
(2001)

"The Masses Against the Classes" is a 2000 song by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers and was released as a stand alone song. It went to number 1 in Scotland and the United Kingdom, number 4 in Finland, number 7 in Ireland, number 12 in Norway and number 157 in France where it was their only song of theirs to chart in France.

Track listing[change | change source]

All music was written by James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore except where indicated. All lyrics were written by Nicky Wire except where indicated.

UK CD and 10-inch single[3][4]

  1. "The Masses Against the Classes" – 3:23
  2. "Close My Eyes" – 4:27
  3. "Rock and Roll Music" (music and lyrics: Chuck Berry) – 2:53

References[change | change source]

  1. "Singles: Releases for Weeks Starting 3-1-2000 & 10-1-2000" (PDF). Music Week. 25 December 1999. p. 20. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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  3. The Masses Against the Classes (UK CD single liner notes). Manic Street Preachers. Epic Records. 2000. 668530 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. The Masses Against the Classes (UK 10-inch single sleeve). Manic Street Preachers. Epic Records. 2000. 668530 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)