A Design For Life was released by Manic Street Preachers in 1996 (see 1996 in music) and was the first single release from the Everything Must Go album of May that same year. It is regarded by many as one of their most compelling songs, and by some as their outright best. This is an album cover. ... Size of CD compared to pencil. ... For the meaning of cassette in genetics, see cassette (genetics). ... The Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh rock band, one of the biggest in Britain for a period in the late 1990s, known for their early wild exploits; the mysterious disappearance and alleged suicide of Richey James Edwards (Richey James, as he preferred to be known); and for a progression... This article is about the Manic Street Preachers album. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... A minute is: a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour and to 60 seconds. ... This article is about the unit of time. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Epic Records is a record label launched originally as a jazz and classical label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow and black logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical music releases. ... In the music industry, record producer designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... Kevin Carter, released by Manic Street Preachers in 1996 (see 1996 in music), was the third single from their Everything Must Go album. ... The Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh rock band, one of the biggest in Britain for a period in the late 1990s, known for their early wild exploits; the mysterious disappearance and alleged suicide of Richey James Edwards (Richey James, as he preferred to be known); and for a progression... See also: 1995 in music, other events of 1996, 1997 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music Events January 16 - Jamaican authorities open fire on Jimmy Buffetts seaplane, mistaking it for a drug traffickers plane. ... This article is about the month of May. ...

The title was inspired by the Joy Division song "An Ideal For Living". It reached number two in the UK charts on April 27 1996 and was the first in a run of four consecutive releases to be top ten hits. Joy Division was a post punk band formed in 1977 in Manchester, England. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ...

The CD included "Mr. Carbohydrate", "Dead Passive" and "Dead Trees And Traffic Islands", while the cassette included a live version of "Bright Eyes".

The song also made an appearance as the opening track on Forever Delayed, the band's greatest hits album released in November 2002. Forever Delayed is an album by the Manic Street Preachers, released in 2002. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for November, 2002. ...