| "Walk Me to the Bridge" | ||||
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| Single by Manic Street Preachers | ||||
| from the album Futurology | ||||
| Released | 28 April 2014 29 June 2014 (EP) | |||
| Studio | Faster Studios, Cardiff, Wales; Hansa Studios, Berlin, Germany | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriters | James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore | |||
| Producers | Loz Williams, Alex Silva | |||
| Manic Street Preachers singles chronology | ||||
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"Walk Me to the Bridge" is the first single released by the Manic Street Preachers from the album Futurology. The single was planned for release on 28 April 2014, but it was leaked earlier in the month.[1]
In an interview about the song's lyrics, bass player Nicky Wire approached the topic of whether the song was about former band member, Richey Edwards or not,[a] Wire stated that:
The band, especially Wire, have stated that he wrote the song at a critical time, when he was, as described above, tired of being in the band, and he wrote the lyrics thinking of that subject. He later felt differently after a gig in Denmark.
The song was released as a digital download and it was backed by two new songs The Sound of Detachment and Caldey, it also featured a live version of the title song and a reworking of "Futurology", album track, Europa Geht Durch Mich.
In an interview Nicky Wire said that he wanted Kieran Evans for the music video. The band tried to continue the narrative element that the two previous singles from Rewind the Film had.[citation needed] It was inspired by the film Run Lola Run and the video was released to the public on 27 April.[3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Walk Me to the Bridge" | 3:14 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Walk Me to the Bridge" (Live from Ancienne Belgique, Brussels) | 3:30 |
| 2. | "The Sound of Detachment" | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Caldey" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Europa Geht Durch Mich" (feat. Nina Hoss, Erol Alkan's Mesmerise Eins Rework) | 7:27 |
| 5. | "Europa Geht Durch Mich" (feat. Nina Hoss, Erol Alkan's Mesmerise Zwei Rework) | 7:47 |
