Stay Beautiful
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"Stay Beautiful" was released by the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers on July 29 1991 and was the first single to be released from the debut album Generation Terrorists February 10 1992.
The CD, 12" and 7" all included "R.P. McMurphy" and "Soul Contamination". The title of "R.P. McMurphy" is based on the protagonist of Ken Kesey's' 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (which was subsequently made into a film).
The single only just crept into the UK charts reaching number forty on August 10 1991. It was re-issued six years later but failed again to make the top 40, reaching number 52 on September 13 1997.
The title track was previously entitled Generation Terrorists, which was later used as the title of the band's debut album. The title of 'Stay Beautiful' was used by Renault for a television advertisement for a car.
Track listing
CD/12"/7"
- "Stay Beautiful"
- "R.P. McMurphy"
- "Soul Contamination"