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{{Short description|Song by Manic Street Preachers}}
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{{Infobox song
{{Refimprove|date=September 2013}}
| name = Slash 'n' Burn
{{Infobox single |
Name = Slash 'n' Burn | | cover = Slash_'N'_Burn.jpg
Cover = Slash_'N'_Burn.jpg | | alt =
Artist = ] | | type = single
from Album = ] | | artist = ]
Released = 16 March 1992 | | album = ]
| released = {{start date|1992|3|16|df=y}}
Format = CD, ] (7"/12"), ]|
| recorded =
Recorded = Mid 1991 |
| studio =
Genre = ], ], ],<ref name="youtube.com">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08bXYzarp44&t=0m56s</ref> ]|
Length = 3:59| | venue =
| genre =
Label = ] |
* ]<ref name="quietus" />
Producer = |
* ]<ref name="Sputnik" />
Last single = "]"<br />(1992) |
| length =
This single = "'''Slash 'n' Burn'''"<br />(1992) |
| label = ]
Next single = "]"<br />(1992) |
| writer = ], ], ], ]
|}}
| producer =
| prev_title = ]
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = ]
| next_year = 1992
}}
"'''Slash 'n' Burn'''" is a song by ] ] band ]. It was released on 16 March 1992 by record label ] as the fourth single from the band's debut album, '']'' (1992).


== Content ==
"'''Slash 'n' Burn'''" was released by the ] ] band ] on 16 March 1992 and was the fourth single to be released from the band's debut album, '']''.
=== Musical style ===
The band has described the track as “the ] playing metal” <ref name="youtube.com"/> and features guitar riffs influenced by ] <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08bXYzarp44&t=0m34s</ref> and ] of ].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DssrvgU-Vwg&t=17m14s</ref> The band has described the track as "the ] playing ]",<ref name="Power">{{cite book |last=Power |first=Martin |title=Manic Street Preachers |date=17 October 2010 |publisher=Omnibus Press}}</ref> and features guitar riffs influenced by ]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08bXYzarp44&t=0m34s |title=''Generation Terrorists'' 20th Anniversary Track by Track Interview Part 1 <nowiki>|</nowiki> YouTube |date=1 December 2012 |website=] |accessdate=18 February 2015}}</ref> and ] of ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DssrvgU-Vwg&t=17m14s |title=Manic Street Preachers: Interview – YouTube |date=4 November 2011 |website=] |accessdate=18 February 2015}}</ref>
The songs title takes its inspiration from ] policy during the ].


Emily Mackay of British cultural publication '']'' proclaimed "Slash 'n' Burn" to be "cock-of-the-walk ] guitar strutting".<ref name="quietus">{{cite news |last1=Mackay |first1=Emily |title=Admirably Crude: The Manics' Generation Terrorists, 20 Years On |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/07980-manic-street-preachers-generation-terrorists |access-date=11 April 2020 |work=The Quietus |date=14 February 2012}}</ref>
The song reached number 20 in the UK charts on 28 March 1992. "]" and "Sorrow 16" were previously available on the "Motown Junk" single, released by the band's previous label.


''SputnikMusic'' adjudged the song "4 minutes of macho metal led by a joyously electric riff", in which "] takes perfect command of ] and ]’ words".<ref name="Sputnik">{{cite news |last1=M. |first1=Jordan |title=Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/61157/Manic-Street-Preachers-Generation-Terrorists/ |accessdate=12 April 2020 |work=SputnikMusic |date=25 February 2014}}</ref>
==Track listing==


===CD=== === Themes ===
The song's title takes its inspiration from ] policy during the ].{{sfn|Price|1999}}
#"Slash 'n' Burn"
#"]"
#"Sorrow 16"
#"Ain't Going Down"


===12"=== == Release ==
The single was released on 16 March 1992 by record label ].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=]|page=12|date=14 March 1992}}</ref> It reached number 20 in the ] on 28 March 1992.<ref name="uk"/> ] "]" and "Sorrow 16" were previously available on the "Motown Junk" single, released by the band's previous label.
#"Slash 'n' Burn"
#"Motown Junk"
#"Ain't Going Down"


===7" / MC=== == Track listings ==
'''CD'''
#"Slash 'n' Burn"
{{track listing
#"Motown Junk"
| title1 = Slash 'n' Burn
| length1 = 3:59
| title2 = ]
| length2 = 3:58
| title3 = Sorrow 16
| length3 = 3:46
| title4 = Ain't Going Down
| length4 = 3:07
}}

'''12-inch'''
{{track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Slash 'n' Burn
| length1 = 3:59
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side B
| title2 = Motown Junk
| length2 = 3:58
| title3 = Ain't Going Down
| length3 = 3:07
}}

'''7-inch'''
{{track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Slash 'n' Burn
| length1 = 3:59
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Side B
| title2 = Motown Junk
| length2 = 3:58
}}

'''CD (1997)'''
{{track listing
| title1 = Slash 'n' Burn
| length1 = 3:59
| title2 = Sorrow 16
| length2 = 3:46
| title3 = Ain't Going Down
| length3 = 3:07
}}


==Charts== ==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1992)
!Peak<br/>position
|- |-
!scope="row"|Europe (])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=]|volume=9|issue=15|page=22|date=11 April 1992}}</ref>
! style="width:13em;"| Chart (1992)
|84
! Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| ]<ref name="UKchart">{{cite web | url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/manic%20street%20preachers/ | title=Manic Street Preachers - Official Single Charts | publisher=] | accessdate=September 1, 2013}}</ref>
| align="center"| 20
|- |-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|20|artist=Manic Street Preachers|artistid=20086|rowheader=true|access-date=31 August 2022|refname="uk"}}
|} |}


== References ==
===UK Chart Performance===
{{Reflist}}


=== Sources ===
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* {{cite book |last=Price |first=Simon |title=Everything (A Book About Manic Street Preachers) |publisher=Virgin Books |place=London |isbn=0-7535-0139-2 |year=1999}}
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!align="center" colspan="26"|]
|- style="background-color: #white;"
!align="center"|Week
!01
!02
!03
|-
!align="center" style="background-color: #white;"|Position
|<center>'''20'''
|<center>24
|<center>39
|}


== External links ==
==References==
* {{Discogs master|102189}}
{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 15:58, 20 April 2023

Song by Manic Street Preachers For the agricultural technique, see slash and burn.

"Slash 'n' Burn"
Single by Manic Street Preachers
from the album Generation Terrorists
Released16 March 1992 (1992-03-16)
Genre
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore, Richey Edwards
Manic Street Preachers singles chronology
"You Love Us"
(1992) 		"Slash 'n' Burn"
(1992) 		"Motorcycle Emptiness"
(1992)

"Slash 'n' Burn" is a song by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 16 March 1992 by record label Columbia as the fourth single from the band's debut album, Generation Terrorists (1992).

Content

Musical style

The band has described the track as "the Stones playing metal", and features guitar riffs influenced by Michael Schenker and Slash of Guns N' Roses.

Emily Mackay of British cultural publication The Quietus proclaimed "Slash 'n' Burn" to be "cock-of-the-walk hair metal guitar strutting".

SputnikMusic adjudged the song "4 minutes of macho metal led by a joyously electric riff", in which "Bradfield takes perfect command of Wire and Edwards’ words".

Themes

The song's title takes its inspiration from U.S. Army policy during the Vietnam War.

Release

The single was released on 16 March 1992 by record label Columbia. It reached number 20 in the UK Singles Chart on 28 March 1992. B-sides "Motown Junk" and "Sorrow 16" were previously available on the "Motown Junk" single, released by the band's previous label.

Track listings

CD

No.TitleLength
1."Slash 'n' Burn"3:59
2."Motown Junk"3:58
3."Sorrow 16"3:46
4."Ain't Going Down"3:07

12-inch

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Slash 'n' Burn"3:59
Side B
No.TitleLength
2."Motown Junk"3:58
3."Ain't Going Down"3:07

7-inch

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Slash 'n' Burn"3:59
Side B
No.TitleLength
2."Motown Junk"3:58

CD (1997)

No.TitleLength
1."Slash 'n' Burn"3:59
2."Sorrow 16"3:46
3."Ain't Going Down"3:07

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 84
UK Singles (OCC) 20

References

  1. ^ Mackay, Emily (14 February 2012). "Admirably Crude: The Manics' Generation Terrorists, 20 Years On". The Quietus. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. ^ M., Jordan (25 February 2014). "Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists". SputnikMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. Power, Martin (17 October 2010). Manic Street Preachers. Omnibus Press.
  4. "Generation Terrorists 20th Anniversary Track by Track Interview Part 1 | YouTube". YouTube. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  5. "Manic Street Preachers: Interview – YouTube". YouTube. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  6. Price 1999.
  7. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 14 March 1992. p. 12.
  8. ^ "Manic Street Preachers: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  9. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 15. 11 April 1992. p. 22.

Sources

  • Price, Simon (1999). Everything (A Book About Manic Street Preachers). London: Virgin Books. ISBN 0-7535-0139-2.

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