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Man of Simple Pleasures
"Man of Simple Pleasures"
Single by Kasabian
from the album Velociraptor!
Released7 May 2012
GenreIndie rock, acid rock
Length3:51
LabelRCA
SongwriterSergio Pizzorno
ProducerDan the Automator
Kasabian singles chronology
"Goodbye Kiss"
(2011) 		"Man of Simple Pleasures"
(2012) 		"Eez-eh"
(2014)
Velociraptor! track listing
  1. "Let's Roll Just Like We Used To"
  2. "Days Are Forgotten"
  3. "Goodbye Kiss"
  4. "La Fée Verte"
  5. "Velociraptor"
  6. "Acid Turkish Bath
    (Shelter from the Storm)"
  7. "I Hear Voices"
  8. "Re-Wired"
  9. "Man of Simple Pleasures"
  10. "Switchblade Smiles"
  11. "Neon Noon"

"Man of Simple Pleasures" is a song by English rock band Kasabian from the band's fourth studio album, Velociraptor! (2011). It was released as the fourth and final single from the record on 7 May 2012.

Release

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The track was first released as a single A-side 10" vinyl on 7 May 2012.[1]

A special EP was released together with the Italian 2012 reissue of Velociraptor!, including an exclusive remix of "Man of Simple Pleasures" featuring Italian rapper J-Ax.

Music video

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A music video was released before the single, on 18 April.[2] The video features a man riding on a bike in a city, wearing a mask and a baseball bat on his back. The man's shirt keeps changing to each lyric, and the video ends with him playing baseball in slow motion.

Track listing

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10" vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Man of Simple Pleasures"3:51
2."Days Are Forgotten" (KOAN Sound Remix)3:47
Italian Special EP
No.TitleLength
1."Man of Simple Pleasures" (feat. J-Ax) 
2."Where Did All the Love Go?" (Live in Dublin) 
3."Shoot the Runner" (Live in Dublin) 
4."Velociraptor!" (Live in Leicester) 
5."Re-Wired" (Live in Leicester) 
6."Switchblade Smiles" (Live in Leicester) 
7."Julie & the Moth Man" 
8."Pistols at Dawn" 
9."Narcotic Farm" 

Personnel

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Kasabian
  • Tom Meighan – lead vocals
  • Sergio Pizzorno – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Edwards – bass
  • Ian Matthews – drums
Additional personnel
  • Daniel Ralph Martin – guitar, percussion

Charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[3] 55
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[4] 24

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