Faster (Manic Street Preachers song)
single by Manic Street Preachers
"Faster" is a song by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released in 1994 by record label Epic as the first single from the band's third studio album, The Holy Bible.
The single reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart. "Faster" is the only song featured on The Holy Bible that was included on their 2002 compilation album Forever Delayed.
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Influences and writing
Drummer Sean Moore has stated that the template for the song was "From Out of Nowhere", a 1989 track by American band Faith No More. James Dean Bradfield has also cited the Sex Pistols' Never Mind the Bollocks as a musical influence on the song, in particular with regard to his vocals: "Sometimes the way Johnny Rotten’s voice goes down the middle of a song and barely changes, it’s about the twists and phrases and the commitment to the words. And that’s exactly what it needed, that straight line through the middle".
Music and lyrics
"Faster" has been categorised under the genres alternative rock, hard rock, punk rock and post-punk. Rhythm guitarist Richey Edwards and bass guitarist Nicky Wire wrote the lyrics of both "P.C.P." and "Faster". Interviewed around the time of the single's release, Wire described "P.C.P." as being about how "PC followers take up the idea of being liberal, but end up being quite the opposite".
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