She Is Suffering

"She Is Suffering" is a song by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released in 1994 by record label Epic as the third and final single from the band's third studio album, The Holy Bible.

It reached number 25 in the UK Singles Chart on 15 October 1994.

Content

According to lyricist Richey James Edwards, the title refers to "Desire. In other bibles and holy books, no truth is possible until you empty yourself of desire. All commitment otherwise is fake/lies/economic convenience". Nicky Wire also said, "It's quite a simple song, both musically and lyrically. It's kind of like the Buddhist thing where you can only reach eternal peace by shedding every desire in your body."

Promotion

Promotion for the single included James Dean Bradfield performing an acoustic version of the song on RTE's Sunday afternoon TV/radio simulcast The Beatbox

Music video

A promo video for the song was directed by Alfonso Doring, which featured performance clips interspersed with shots of art mannequins. In the music magazine Melody Maker, Wire described the music video to "She Is Suffering" as "absolute shite beyond belief". The video received little airplay but is included on the band's Forever Delayed DVD (2002).