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{{Infobox song |
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| name = 4st 7lb |
| name = 4st 7lb |
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| artist = [[Manic Street Preachers]] |
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| album = [[The Holy Bible (album)|The Holy Bible]] |
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| artist = [[Manic Street Preachers]] |
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| released = {{Start date|df=yes|1994|8|29}} |
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| album = [[The Holy Bible (album)|The Holy Bible]] |
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| released = {{Start date|df=yes|1994|8|29}} |
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| studio = Sound Space Studios, [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]] |
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| genre = {{flatlist| |
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| studio = Sound Space Studios, [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]] |
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*[[Art rock]]<ref name="gpm" /> |
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*[[gothic rock]]<ref>{{cite web |
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| genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[hard rock]], [[post-punk]], [[art rock]] |
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|last = Harris |
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| length = {{Duration|m=5|s=5}} |
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|first = Cameron Sinclair |
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|date = 29 January 2021 |
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| writer = [[Richey Edwards]] |
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|title = 11 Underrated Songs: Manic Street Preachers |
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|url = https://www.gigwise.com/features/3395555/11-underrated-songs-manic-street-preachers |
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|access-date = 19 May 2021 |
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|website = [[Gigwise]] |
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|archive-date = 5 March 2021 |
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210305134514/https://www.gigwise.com/features/3395555/11-underrated-songs-manic-street-preachers |
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| length = {{Duration|m=5|s=5}} |
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| label = [[Epic Records|Epic]] |
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| composer = [[James Dean Bradfield]], [[Sean Moore (musician)|Sean Moore]] |
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| lyricist = [[Richey Edwards]] |
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| producer = Manic Street Preachers |
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"'''4st 7lb'''" is a song by Welsh alternative rock band, [[Manic Street Preachers]], from the band's third album, ''[[The Holy Bible (album)|The Holy Bible]]''.<ref name="Franklin2005">{{cite book |
"'''4st 7lb'''" is a song by Welsh alternative rock band, [[Manic Street Preachers]], from the band's third album, ''[[The Holy Bible (album)|The Holy Bible]]''.<ref name="Franklin2005">{{cite book |
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| last = Dave Franklin |
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| title = Manic Streets of Perth: An Australian Comedy |
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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=aYhYAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT44 |
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| date = 4 April 2005 |
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| publisher = Baby Ice Dog Press |
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| pages = 44– |
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| id = GGKEY:3YSBTPEZ47H |
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==Music and lyrics== |
== Music and lyrics == |
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Musically, the song features the extensive addition of guitar [[reverberation|reverb]].<ref name="p4k">{{cite web |
Musically, the song features [[art rock]] riffs and the extensive addition of guitar [[reverberation|reverb]].<ref name="p4k">{{cite web |
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|url = http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5074-the-holy-bible/ |
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|title = Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible |
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|publisher = [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] |
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|date = 17 January 2005 |
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|access-date = 2 September 2013 |
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|last = Tangari, Joe |
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|archive-date = 10 September 2013 |
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}}</ref> The verse riff in the first half of the song revolves around an arpeggiated [[diminished seventh chord]]. Then, the song slows down and becomes a more atmospheric, [[Minimalist music|minimalist]] base.<ref name="sputnik">{{cite web |
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130910002324/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5074-the-holy-bible/ |
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| url = https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/1675/Manic-Street-Preachers-The-Holy-Bible/ |
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| title = Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible (staff review) |
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}}</ref><ref name="gpm">{{cite web |title=Manic Street Preachers - the Holy Bible - Golden Vault 38 |url=https://www.goldenplec.com/featured/manic-street-preachers-holy-bible-golden-vault-38/ |website=GoldenPlec Magazine |access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref> The verse riff in the first half of the song revolves around an arpeggiated [[diminished seventh chord]], and has been compared to that of "[[Eton Rifles]]" by [[The Jam]].<ref name="Consumable">{{cite news |
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| publisher = [[Sputnikmusic]] |
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| last1 = Gajarsky |
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| date = 21 January 2005 |
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| first1 = Bob |
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| accessdate = 2 September 2013 |
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| title = Manic Street Preachers – Interview |
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| author = Butler, Nick |
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| work = Consumable |
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}}</ref><ref name="Jovanovic2010">{{cite book |
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| date = 27 March 1995 |
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}}</ref> Then, the song slows down and becomes a more atmospheric, [[Minimalist music|minimalist]] base.<ref name="sputnik">{{cite web |
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| title = A Version of Reason: The Search for Richey Edwards |
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| url = https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/1675/Manic-Street-Preachers-The-Holy-Bible/ |
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| title = Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible (staff review) |
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| date = 3 December 2010 |
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| work = Sputnikmusic |
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| publisher = Orion |
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| date = 21 January 2005 |
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| access-date = 2 September 2013 |
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| pages = 147– |
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| last = Butler, Nick |
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |
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}}</ref><ref name="Jovanovic2010">{{cite book |
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| url = http://www.newstatesman.com/sarah-ditum/2015/01/razors-pain-you-what-dorothy-parker-teaches-us-about-our-addiction-female |
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| last = Rob Jovanovic |
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| title = Razors pain you: what Dorothy Parker teaches us about our addiction to female suffering |
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| title = A Version of Reason: The Search for Richey Edwards |
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| publisher = |
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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=08Ql0sjmjKsC&pg=PT147 |
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| accessdate = 6 February 2015 |
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| date = 3 December 2010 |
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}}</ref><ref name="Segalstad2008">{{cite book |
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| publisher = Orion |
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| author = Eric Segalstad |
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| isbn = 978-1-4091-1129-0 |
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| title = The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll |
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| pages = 147– |
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| url = https://archive.org/details/27sgreatestmytho0000sega |
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| url = http://www.newstatesman.com/sarah-ditum/2015/01/razors-pain-you-what-dorothy-parker-teaches-us-about-our-addiction-female |
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| year = 2008 |
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| title = Razors pain you: what Dorothy Parker teaches us about our addiction to female suffering |
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| publisher = Samadhi Creations, LLC |
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| date = 13 January 2015 |
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| isbn = 978-0-615-18964-2 |
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| access-date = 6 February 2015 |
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| pages = [https://archive.org/details/27sgreatestmytho0000sega/page/20 20]– |
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| archive-date = 6 February 2015 |
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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150206143911/http://www.newstatesman.com/sarah-ditum/2015/01/razors-pain-you-what-dorothy-parker-teaches-us-about-our-addiction-female |
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}}</ref><ref name="Segalstad2008">{{cite book |
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| last = Eric Segalstad |
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| title = The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll |
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| url = https://archive.org/details/27sgreatestmytho0000sega |
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| url-access = registration |
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| year = 2008 |
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| publisher = Samadhi Creations, LLC |
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| isbn = 978-0-615-18964-2 |
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| pages = [https://archive.org/details/27sgreatestmytho0000sega/page/20 20]– |
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Lyrically, the song describes advanced-stage [[Anorexia nervosa|anorexia]];<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |
Lyrically, the song describes advanced-stage [[Anorexia nervosa|anorexia]];<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |
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|url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-holy-bible-mw0000123614 |
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|title = Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible |
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|publisher = [[AllMusic]] |
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|access-date = 2 September 2013 |
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|last = Erlewine, Stephen Thomas |
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|author-link = Stephen Thomas Erlewine |
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |
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|archive-date = 7 September 2015 |
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| url = http://www.nme.com/reviews/name/7538 |
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150907015426/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-holy-bible-mw0000123614 |
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| title = Manic Street Preachers : The Holy Bible (Tenth Anniversary Edition) |
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| publisher = [[NME]] |
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |
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| date = 13 December 2004 |
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| url = http://www.nme.com/reviews/name/7538 |
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| accessdate = 2 September 2013 |
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| title = Manic Street Preachers : The Holy Bible (Tenth Anniversary Edition) |
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| author = Martin, Dan |
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| work = [[NME]] |
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |
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| date = 13 December 2004 |
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| url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/feb/04/popandrock.shopping10 |
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| access-date = 2 September 2013 |
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| title = Manic Street Preachers, The Holy Bible 10th Anniversary Edition |
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| last = Martin, Dan |
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| publisher = [[The Guardian]] |
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| archive-date = 2 March 2014 |
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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140302181256/http://www.nme.com/reviews/name/7538 |
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| accessdate = 2 September 2013 |
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| url-status = live |
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |
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| url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/feb/04/popandrock.shopping10 |
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| title = Manic Street Preachers, The Holy Bible 10th Anniversary Edition |
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| work = [[The Guardian]] |
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| date = 4 February 2005 |
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| access-date = 2 September 2013 |
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| accessdate = 6 February 2015 |
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| last = Sweeting, Adam |
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}}</ref> it is about a teenage girl who wants "to be so skinny, that she rots from view".<ref name="stylus">{{cite web |
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| archive-date = 3 March 2014 |
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| url = http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/manic-street-preachers/the-holy-bible.htm |
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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140303100158/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/feb/04/popandrock.shopping10 |
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| title = Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible |
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| url-status = live |
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| publisher = [[Stylus Magazine]] |
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |
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| date = 14 December 2004 |
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|url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/dec/21/manic-street-preachers-roundhouse-observer-review |
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| accessdate = 2 September 2013 |
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|title = Manic Street Preachers review – fire and brimstone revisited |
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| author = Edwards, Mark |
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|last = Dorian Lynskey |
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}}</ref><ref name="pop"/><ref name="Buckley2003">{{cite book |
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|website = The Guardian |
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|date = 21 December 2014 |
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| title = The Rough Guide to Rock |
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|access-date = 6 February 2015 |
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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&pg=PT643 |
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|archive-date = 6 February 2015 |
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| year = 2003 |
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150206154833/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/dec/21/manic-street-preachers-roundhouse-observer-review |
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| publisher = Rough Guides |
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|url-status = live |
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| isbn = 978-1-84353-105-0 |
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}}</ref> it is about a teenage girl who wants "to be so skinny, that she rots from view".<ref name="stylus">{{cite web |
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| pages = 643– |
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|url = http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/manic-street-preachers/the-holy-bible.htm |
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}}</ref><ref name="Pasini2011">{{cite book |
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|title = Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible |
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| author = Aurelio Pasini |
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|website = [[Stylus Magazine]] |
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|date = 14 December 2004 |
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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Xiq_Ihts8JIC&pg=PA75 |
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|access-date = 2 September 2013 |
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|last = Edwards, Mark |
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| publisher = Giunti Editore |
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|archive-date = 28 December 2013 |
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| language = Italian |
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131228211829/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/manic-street-preachers/the-holy-bible.htm |
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| isbn = 978-88-09-76922-9 |
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|url-status = live |
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}}</ref><ref name="pop" /><ref name="Buckley2003">{{cite book |
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}}</ref> It has been widely interpreted as a reflection of the band's guitarist and lyricist Richey Edwards' own personal struggle with the disease,<ref name="RS">{{cite journal |
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| last = Peter Buckley |
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| title = The Rough Guide to Rock |
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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&pg=PT643 |
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| date = 21 April 2005 |
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| year = 2003 |
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| title = Manic Street Preachers: ''The Holy Bible'': 10th Anniversary Edition |
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| publisher = Rough Guides |
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| journal = [[Rolling Stone]] |
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| isbn = 978-1-84353-105-0 |
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| publisher = [[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]] |
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| pages = 643– |
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| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/manicstreetpreachers/albums/album/7237722/review/7239745/the_holy_bible_10th_anniversary_edition |
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}}</ref><ref name="Pasini2011">{{cite book |
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| archivedate = 12 March 2008 |
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| last = Aurelio Pasini |
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| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080312163227/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/manicstreetpreachers/albums/album/7237722/review/7239745/the_holy_bible_10th_anniversary_edition |
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| title = Brit Rock |
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| accessdate = 2 September 2013 |
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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Xiq_Ihts8JIC&pg=PA75 |
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |
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| date = 29 June 2011 |
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| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/manic-street-preachers/pages/holy_bible.shtml |
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| publisher = Giunti Editore |
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| title = Manic Street Preachers - Holy Bible |
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| language = it |
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| isbn = 978-88-09-76922-9 |
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| pages = 75– |
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| accessdate = 2 September 2013 |
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}}</ref> It has been widely interpreted as a reflection of the band's guitarist and lyricist Richey Edwards's own personal struggle with the disease,<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine |
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| author = Pattison, Louis |
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| last = Fricke |
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}}</ref><ref name="Magazine2007">{{cite book |
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| first = David |
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| date = 21 April 2005 |
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| title = Manic Street Preachers: ''The Holy Bible'': 10th Anniversary Edition |
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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=AVQbF9lTBwgC&pg=PA609 |
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| magazine = [[Rolling Stone]] |
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| publisher = [[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]] |
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| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/manicstreetpreachers/albums/album/7237722/review/7239745/the_holy_bible_10th_anniversary_edition |
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| isbn = 978-1-84767-643-6 |
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| archive-date = 12 March 2008 |
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| pages = 609– |
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| url-status = dead |
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}}</ref><ref name="Whiteley2013">{{cite book |
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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080312163227/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/manicstreetpreachers/albums/album/7237722/review/7239745/the_holy_bible_10th_anniversary_edition |
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| author = Sheila Whiteley |
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| access-date = 2 September 2013 |
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| title = Too Much Too Young: Popular Music Age and Gender |
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |
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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=eRGOAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA150 |
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|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/manic-street-preachers/pages/holy_bible.shtml |
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| date = 18 October 2013 |
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|title = Manic Street Preachers – Holy Bible |
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| publisher = Routledge |
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|publisher = [[BBC]] |
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| isbn = 978-1-136-50229-3 |
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|date = 20 November 2008 |
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|access-date = 2 September 2013 |
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}}</ref><ref name="Larkin2006">{{cite book |
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|last = Pattison, Louis |
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|archive-date = 5 April 2014 |
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| title = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Kollington - Morphine |
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140405013951/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/manic-street-preachers/pages/holy_bible.shtml |
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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=cgwKAQAAMAAJ |
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}}</ref><ref name="Magazine2007">{{cite book |
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| publisher = MUZE |
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| last = Various Mojo Magazine |
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| title = The Mojo Collection: 4th Edition |
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| pages = 475– |
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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=AVQbF9lTBwgC&pg=PA609 |
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}}</ref> which was confirmed by the band's bass guitarist and co-lyricist [[Nicky Wire]].<ref name="Testament">{{cite journal |
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| date = 1 November 2007 |
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| publisher = Canongate Books |
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| journal = [[Melody Maker]] |
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| isbn = 978-1-84767-643-6 |
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| publisher = IPC Media |
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| pages = 609– |
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| last = Sheila Whiteley |
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| title = Too Much Too Young: Popular Music Age and Gender |
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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=eRGOAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA150 |
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| date = 18 October 2013 |
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| publisher = Routledge |
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| isbn = 978-1-136-50229-3 |
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| pages = 150– |
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| last = Colin Larkin |
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| title = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Kollington – Morphine |
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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=cgwKAQAAMAAJ |
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| year = 2006 |
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| publisher = MUZE |
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| isbn = 978-0-19-531373-4 |
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| pages = 475– |
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| access-date = 27 September 2016 |
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| archive-date = 15 December 2019 |
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}}</ref> which was confirmed by the band's bass guitarist and co-lyricist [[Nicky Wire]].<ref name="Testament">{{cite journal |
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| title = Manics New Testament |
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| journal = [[Melody Maker]] |
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| date = 27 August 1994 |
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}}</ref> The spoken intro was sampled from the documentary ''Caraline's Story'', which chronicles the final months of Caraline Neville-Lister, who died of anorexia in 1994 at age 29. |
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The song was named after 4 [[Stone (unit)|stones]] 7 [[Pound (mass)|pounds]], or {{convert|63|lbs|kg}}, the weight below which death is said to be medically unavoidable for an anorexia sufferer.<ref name="sputnik"/>{{sfn|Clarke|1997|p= |
The song was named after 4 [[Stone (unit)|stones]] 7 [[Pound (mass)|pounds]], or {{convert|63|lbs|kg}}, the weight below which death is said to be medically unavoidable for an anorexia sufferer.<ref name="sputnik" />{{sfn|Clarke|1997|p=116}} |
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==Reception== |
== Reception == |
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The song received acclaim from |
The song received acclaim from [[music critics]]. Nick Butler of Sputnikmusic praised the song, referring it as "quite simply, genius". He also commented that the song "contains one of the best lyrics even written by anyone, replete with the awesome chorus", while describing the song's musical structure in detail.<ref name="sputnik" /> [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of [[AllMusic]] wrote: "the diary of anorexia '4st 7lb' is one of the most chilling songs in rock & roll".<ref name="allmusic" /> Tim O'Neil of ''[[PopMatters]]'' described the song as "the most specifically evocative track on the album".<ref name="pop">{{cite web |
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|url = https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/manicstreetpreachers-holybible2005/ |
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|title = Manic Street Preachers: The Holy Bible -- 10th Anniversary Edition |
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|website = [[PopMatters]] |
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|date = 20 May 2005 |
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|access-date = 2 September 2013 |
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|last = O'Neil, Tim |
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|archive-date = 1 February 2013 |
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130201025206/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/manicstreetpreachers-holybible2005/ |
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}}</ref> Mark Edwards of ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' stated that the song, along with two other tracks, "Mausoleum" and "[[Faster/P.C.P.|Faster]]", "takes your breath away", while commenting that the song is deeply disturbing. He also inferred that "it comes as close to glamourising anorexia as you can get".<ref name="stylus" /> |
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== Personnel == |
== Personnel == |
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'''Manic Street Preachers''' |
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* [[James Dean Bradfield]] – vocals, [[lead guitar|lead]] and [[rhythm guitar]]s, [[record producer|production]] |
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* [[James Dean Bradfield]] – lead vocals, [[lead guitar|lead]] and [[rhythm guitar|rhythm]] guitar, [[record producer|production]] |
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* [[Richey Edwards]] – lyrics, production |
* [[Richey Edwards]] – lyrics, production |
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* [[Nicky Wire]] – bass guitar, production |
* [[Nicky Wire]] – bass guitar, production |
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* [[Sean Moore (musician)|Sean Moore]] – drums, production |
* [[Sean Moore (musician)|Sean Moore]] – drums, production |
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'''Technical''' |
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; Technical |
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* Alex Silva – [[audio engineering|engineering]] |
* Alex Silva – [[audio engineering|engineering]] |
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* Mark Freegard – [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] |
* Mark Freegard – [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 13:23, 10 October 2023
"4st 7lb" | |
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Song by Manic Street Preachers | |
from the album The Holy Bible | |
Released | 29 August 1994 |
Studio | Sound Space Studios, Cardiff, Wales |
Genre | |
Length | 5:05 |
Label | Epic |
Composer(s) | James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore |
Lyricist(s) | Richey Edwards |
Producer(s) | Manic Street Preachers |
"4st 7lb" is a song by Welsh alternative rock band, Manic Street Preachers, from the band's third album, The Holy Bible.[3]
Music and lyrics
Musically, the song features art rock riffs and the extensive addition of guitar reverb.[4][1] The verse riff in the first half of the song revolves around an arpeggiated diminished seventh chord, and has been compared to that of "Eton Rifles" by The Jam.[5] Then, the song slows down and becomes a more atmospheric, minimalist base.[6][7][8][9]
Lyrically, the song describes advanced-stage anorexia;[10][11][12][13] it is about a teenage girl who wants "to be so skinny, that she rots from view".[14][15][16][17] It has been widely interpreted as a reflection of the band's guitarist and lyricist Richey Edwards's own personal struggle with the disease,[18][19][20][21][22] which was confirmed by the band's bass guitarist and co-lyricist Nicky Wire.[23] The spoken intro was sampled from the documentary Caraline's Story, which chronicles the final months of Caraline Neville-Lister, who died of anorexia in 1994 at age 29.
The song was named after 4 stones 7 pounds, or 63 pounds (29 kg), the weight below which death is said to be medically unavoidable for an anorexia sufferer.[6][24]
Reception
The song received acclaim from music critics. Nick Butler of Sputnikmusic praised the song, referring it as "quite simply, genius". He also commented that the song "contains one of the best lyrics even written by anyone, replete with the awesome chorus", while describing the song's musical structure in detail.[6] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote: "the diary of anorexia '4st 7lb' is one of the most chilling songs in rock & roll".[10] Tim O'Neil of PopMatters described the song as "the most specifically evocative track on the album".[15] Mark Edwards of Stylus Magazine stated that the song, along with two other tracks, "Mausoleum" and "Faster", "takes your breath away", while commenting that the song is deeply disturbing. He also inferred that "it comes as close to glamourising anorexia as you can get".[14]
Personnel
Manic Street Preachers
- James Dean Bradfield – vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, production
- Richey Edwards – lyrics, production
- Nicky Wire – bass guitar, production
- Sean Moore – drums, production
Technical
- Alex Silva – engineering
- Mark Freegard – mixing
References
- ^ a b "Manic Street Preachers - the Holy Bible - Golden Vault 38". GoldenPlec Magazine. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Harris, Cameron Sinclair (29 January 2021). "11 Underrated Songs: Manic Street Preachers". Gigwise. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Dave Franklin (4 April 2005). Manic Streets of Perth: An Australian Comedy. Baby Ice Dog Press. pp. 44–. GGKEY:3YSBTPEZ47H.
- ^ Tangari, Joe (17 January 2005). "Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ Gajarsky, Bob (27 March 1995). "Manic Street Preachers – Interview". Consumable.
- ^ a b c Butler, Nick (21 January 2005). "Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ Rob Jovanovic (3 December 2010). A Version of Reason: The Search for Richey Edwards. Orion. pp. 147–. ISBN 978-1-4091-1129-0.
- ^ "Razors pain you: what Dorothy Parker teaches us about our addiction to female suffering". 13 January 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ Eric Segalstad (2008). The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll. Samadhi Creations, LLC. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-0-615-18964-2.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ Martin, Dan (13 December 2004). "Manic Street Preachers : The Holy Bible (Tenth Anniversary Edition)". NME. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ Sweeting, Adam (4 February 2005). "Manic Street Preachers, The Holy Bible 10th Anniversary Edition". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ Dorian Lynskey (21 December 2014). "Manic Street Preachers review – fire and brimstone revisited". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ a b Edwards, Mark (14 December 2004). "Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ a b O'Neil, Tim (20 May 2005). "Manic Street Preachers: The Holy Bible -- 10th Anniversary Edition". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ Peter Buckley (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. pp. 643–. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
- ^ Aurelio Pasini (29 June 2011). Brit Rock (in Italian). Giunti Editore. pp. 75–. ISBN 978-88-09-76922-9.
- ^ Fricke, David (21 April 2005). "Manic Street Preachers: The Holy Bible: 10th Anniversary Edition". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ Pattison, Louis (20 November 2008). "Manic Street Preachers – Holy Bible". BBC. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ Various Mojo Magazine (1 November 2007). The Mojo Collection: 4th Edition. Canongate Books. pp. 609–. ISBN 978-1-84767-643-6.
- ^ Sheila Whiteley (18 October 2013). Too Much Too Young: Popular Music Age and Gender. Routledge. pp. 150–. ISBN 978-1-136-50229-3.
- ^ Colin Larkin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Kollington – Morphine. MUZE. pp. 475–. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Manics New Testament". Melody Maker: 4. 27 August 1994.
- ^ Clarke 1997, p. 116.
Sources
- Clarke, Martin (1997). Manic Street Preachers: Sweet Venom. London: Plexus. ISBN 0-85965-259-9.