"Suicide Alley"
Single by Manic Street Preachers from the album Suicide Alley
Released	August, 1989
Format	CD
Recorded	Mid 1989
Genre	Rock
Length	2 min 28 s
Label	--
Producer	--
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Manic Street Preachers singles chronology
	"Suicide Alley" (1989)	"New Art Riot" (1990)

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Track listing

• CD

1. "Suicide Alley"
2. "Tennessee (I Get Low)"