It's definitely a grower, I was really thrown by it the first time I heard it. There are a couple of pretty awkward-feeling parts in the song, the beginning is super abrupt and I genuinely thought iTunes had gone screwy and only downloaded half of the song. It could do with a bit of an intro. Then there's the short instrumental part before the final chorus that breaks the flow of the song quite a bit. A minor criticism is that some of the lyrics don't seem to fit so James has to rush through them to get them in there but that's sort of a Manics staple at this point.
But it is growing on me, I'm really liking the chorus a lot. It's a really weird choice for a single and does have a bit of a b-side vibe to it, definitely.
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