Roses in the Hospital


"Roses in the Hospital" is a song by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released in 1993 by record label Epic as the third single from their second album, Gold Against the Soul.

Content

Allison Clarke of LouderSound proclaimed the song's style as "irrepressible funk". Ben Scott of XSNoise detailed the songs styling as "stadium funk-rock with a twist of Bowie’s ‘Sound And Vision’".
At the end of the song James Dean Bradfield can be heard singing the line "Rudi gonna fail", a reference to "Rudie Can't Fail", a song by The Clash from their seminal album London Calling. The Manics have cited The Clash as one of the key influences on their sound.

Release

"Roses in the Hospital" was released in September 1993 by record label Epic Records as the third single from the band's second album, Gold Against the Soul. Reaching number 15 in the UK charts, it would prove to be the highest charting single from any of the group's first three albums. Sales of the single were aided by the band's appearance supporting Bon Jovi at the Milton Keynes Bowl on 18 August 1993.
The line "we don't want your fucking love" was excised from the radio edit of the song, being replaced by a reiteration of the title. The song's closing refrain of "Forever, ever delayed" would eventually provide the title for the band's greatest hits compilation, an album on which "Roses in the Hospital" itself would not make an appearance.

Track listing

; CD
  1. "Roses in the Hospital" – 4:15
  2. "Us Against You" – 3:19
  3. "Donkeys" – 3:10
  4. "Wrote for Luck" – 2:42
; 12"
  1. "Roses in the Hospital "
  2. "Roses in the Hospital "
  3. "Roses in the Hospital "
  4. "Roses in the Hospital "
  5. "Roses in the Hospital "
  6. "Roses in the Hospital "
; 7" / cassette
  1. "Roses in the Hospital"
  2. "Us Against You"
  3. "Donkeys"

    Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Singles Chart15