"Australia" was released by Manic Street Preachers on December 2 1996, and was the fourth single release from the Everything Must Go album of May that same year. The sentiment of the song is that Australia is just about the furthest one can go to get away from their home in Wales. This is an album cover. ... CD may stand for: Canadian Forces Decoration cash dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrums demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) certificate of deposit České dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datenforung (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s Panhard race car designed... 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. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... 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 month of May. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English and Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² NUTS...

The CD included "Velocity Girl", "Take The Skinheads Bowling" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (all three songs being cover versions of songs originally performed by Primal Scream, Camper Van Beethoven and Andy Williams), and the cassette featured a live recording of "A Design For Life". In pop music a cover version is a new rendition of a previously recorded song. ... For the book by Dr. Arthur Janov, see The Primal Scream. ... Camper Van Beethoven was founded in 1983 in Santa Cruz, California as an Alternative rock, new wave music, and punk rock group. ... Andy Williams This page is about the singer. ... 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. ...

On December 14, "Australia" reached number seven in the UK charts, giving the Manics their fourth straight top ten hit. December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

It also made an appearance as track number seven 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. ...