Editing From Despair to Where

{{Short description|1993 single by Manic Street Preachers}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = From Despair to Where
| cover      = From_Despair_To_Where.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Manic Street Preachers]]
| album      = [[Gold Against the Soul]]
| B-side     =
* "Hibernation"
* "Spectators of Suicide" (Heavenly version)
* "Starlover" (Heavenly version)
| released   = {{start date|1993|6|1|df=y}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=23|date=29 May 1993}}</ref>
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = 
* [[Glam rock]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Gourlay|first=Dom|date=22 June 2020|title=Gold Against the Soul – Deluxe Edition|url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/gold_against_the_soul_deluxe_edition_manic_street_preachers|access-date=7 January 2022|website=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]}}</ref>
* [[grunge]]<ref name="Jovanovic">{{cite book|first= Rob |last= Jovanovic |year= 2010 |title= A Version of Reason: The Search for Richey Edwards |publisher= [[Hachette (publisher)|Hachette]] UK |isbn= 9781409111290 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=08Ql0sjmjKsC&pg=PT132}}</ref>
* [[soft rock]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Pike|first=Daniel|date=2002|title=Manic Street Preachers - Forever Delayed Review|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/qjdp/|access-date=29 December 2015|publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
| length     = 3:34
| label      = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| writer     =
* [[Richey Edwards]]
* [[Nicky Wire]]
* [[James Dean Bradfield]]
* [[Sean Moore (musician)|Sean Moore]]
| producer   =
| prev_title = [[Little Baby Nothing]]
| prev_year  = 1992
| next_title = [[La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)]]
| next_year  = 1993
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|2ovRbk6-c30|"From Despair to Where"}}}}
}}

"'''From Despair to Where'''" is a song by Welsh [[alternative rock]] band [[Manic Street Preachers]]. It was released on 1 June 1993 by record label [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] as the first single from their second studio album, ''[[Gold Against the Soul]]'' (1993).

== Release ==

The single reached number 25 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] on 12 June 1993.<ref name="UK charts">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/manic%20street%20preachers/ |title=Manic Street Preachers Official Charts |website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |access-date=19 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928212406/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/manic%20street%20preachers |archive-date=28 September 2013 }}</ref> The CD includes the [[A-side and B-side|B-sides]] "Hibernation", "Spectators of Suicide ([[Heavenly Records]] version)" and "Starlover (Heavenly Records version)". The 12-inch version does not include "Starlover", and the cassette only features "Hibernation".{{sfn|Price|1999}} "From Despair to Where" made an appearance as track number 12 on ''[[Forever Delayed]]'' (2002), the Manics' greatest hits album.<ref name="Power">{{cite book |last=Power |first=Martin |title=Manic Street Preachers |date=17 October 2010 |publisher=Omnibus Press}}</ref>

== Track listing ==

'''CD'''

{{track listing
| title1 = From Despair to Where
| length1 = 3:36
| title2 = Hibernation
| length2 = 3:31
| title3 = Spectators of Suicide
| note3 = Heavenly version
| length3 = 5:06
| title4 = Starlover
| note4 = Heavenly version
| length4 = 2:39
}}

'''12-inch'''

{{track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = From Despair to Where
| length1 = 3:36
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side B
| title2 = Hibernation
| length2 = 3:31
| title3 = Spectators of Suicide
| note3 = Heavenly version
| length3 = 5:06
}}

'''Cassette'''

{{track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = From Despair to Where
| length1 = 3:36
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side B
| title2 = Hibernation
| length2 = 3:31
}}

== Charts ==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (1993)
! Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref name="UK charts"/>
| align="center"| 25
|-
! scope="row"| UK Airplay (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-07-03.pdf|title=Top 50 Airplay Chart|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=3 July 1993|page=14|access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref>
| align="center"| 33
|}

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== Books ==

*{{cite book|last=Price|first=Simon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tf4LAAAACAAJ|title=Everything: A Book about Manic Street Preachers|date=1999|publisher=Virgin|isbn=978-0-7535-0139-9|author-link=Simon Price}}

== External links ==

* {{Discogs master|175113|type=single}}

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[[Category:Manic Street Preachers songs]]
[[Category:1993 singles]]
[[Category:British soft rock songs]]
[[Category:Columbia Records singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Nicky Wire]]
[[Category:Songs written by Richey Edwards]]
[[Category:Songs written by Sean Moore (musician)]]
[[Category:Songs written by James Dean Bradfield]]
[[Category:1993 songs]]