Little Baby Nothing

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“Little Baby Nothing”
Single by Manic Street Preachers from the album Generation Terrorists
Released	November 15, 1992
Format	CD, Vinyl record (7"/12"), cassette
Recorded	Mid 1992
Genre	Rock
Length	4:58
Label	Columbia
Producer	--
Manic Street Preachers singles chronology
"Suicide Is Painless" (1992) "Little Baby Nothing" (1992) "From Despair to Where" (1993)

"Little Baby Nothing" was the sixth single taken from the debut full-length album — Generation Terrorists — by the Welsh group the Manic Street Preachers. It features vocals by former porn star Traci Lords.

The song is about the sexual exploitation of a woman, and Lords agreed to a duet with the band's singer/lead guitarist James Dean Bradfield. Bradfield said that "we needed somebody, a symbol, a person that could actually symbolize the lyrics and justify them to a certain degree. Traci was more than happy to do it. She saw the lyrics, and she had an immediate affinity with them. It was definitely easy to incorporate her personality into the lyrics. We just wanted a symbol for it, and I think she was a great symbol. She sounds like a female Joey Ramone to me." Lords said that "I listened to the tape and really identified with the character in the song...this young girl who's been exploited and abused by men all her life." In an interview some years later, she admitted to being distressed at the news of the disappearance and presumed suicide of Manics' guitarist/lyricist Richey Edwards.

Originally, the band wanted the duet to feature vocals by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, but she couldn't be released from her PWL contracts. She later performed the song live with the group (the live bootleg recording of this is a highly sought after track amongst fans) She also collaborated with them on her 1997 album Impossible Princess.

The track "Suicide Alley" had previously been released as the Manics' debut single. It was included on all formats (except CD2) as copies of the original 7" release were already fetching £250-300 at auction. The inclusion of the song on CD also upset Glen Powell's plans to reissue the single. Powell had produced the original version and still owned the master tapes.

The promotional video for the song was directed by music journalist Steven Wells and featured the first appearance on screen by pop duo Shampoo.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 CD1 1.2 CD2 1.3 7" / MC

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD1

1. "Little Baby Nothing" (7" Version)
2. "Never Want Again"
3. "Dead Yankee Drawl"
4. "Suicide Alley"

[edit] CD2

1. "Little Baby Nothing" (7" Version)
2. "R.P. Mcmurphy" (live at Club Citta, Kawasaki, 13th May 1992)
3. "Tennessee" (live at Club Citta, Kawasaki, 13th May 1992)
4. "You Love Us" (live at Club Citta, Kawasaki, 13th May 1992)

[edit] 7" / MC

1. "Little Baby Nothing" (7" Version)
2. "Never Want Again"
3. "Suicide Alley"

v • d • e Manic Street Preachers James Dean Bradfield • Nicky Wire • Sean Moore Flicker (Miles Woodward)  • Richey James Edwards Studio albums "Generation Terrorists" (1992) • "Gold Against the Soul" (1993) • "The Holy Bible" (1994) • "Everything Must Go" (1996) • "This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours" (1998) • "Know Your Enemy" (2001) • "Lifeblood" (2004) • "Send Away the Tigers" (2007) Singles and EPs "Suicide Alley" (1989) • "New Art Riot EP" (1990) • "Motown Junk" (1991) • "You Love Us (Heavenly Version)" (1991) • "Feminine Is Beautiful" (1991) • "Stay Beautiful" (1991) • "Love's Sweet Exile/Repeat" (1991) • "You Love Us" (1991) • "Slash 'N' Burn" (1992) • "Motorcycle Emptiness" (1992) • "Little Baby Nothing" (1992) • "Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)" (1992) • "From Despair To Where" (1993) • "La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh)" (1993) • "Roses In The Hospital" (1993) • "Life Becoming A Landslide EP" (1994) • "Faster/P.C.P." (1994) • "Revol" (1994) • "She Is Suffering" (1994) • "A Design for Life" (1996) • "Everything Must Go" (1996) • "Kevin Carter" (1996) • "Australia" (1996) • "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" (1998) • "The Everlasting" (1998) • "You Stole The Sun From My Heart" (1999) • "Tsunami" (1999) • "The Masses Against The Classes" (2000) • "Found That Soul" (2001) • "So Why So Sad" (2001) • "Ocean Spray" (2001) • "Let Robeson Sing" (2001) • "There By The Grace Of God" (2002) • "The Love Of Richard Nixon" (2004) • "Empty Souls" (2005) • "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (2007) • "Autumnsong" (2007) • "Indian Summer" (2007) Promos "UK Channel Boredom" (1990) • "God Save The Manics EP" (2005) • " Underdogs" (2007) • "Ghost Of Christmas" (2007) Other releases "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" (1995)  • "Know Our B-Sides" (2001)  • Leviathan" (2005)  • "The Instrumental" (2006) • "Umbrella" (2008) Compilation albums "Forever Delayed" (2002) • "Lipstick Traces" (2003) Box Sets "Six Singles from Generation Terrorists" (1997) Videos "Everything Live" (1997) • "Leaving the 20th Century" (2000) • "Louder Than War" (2001) • "Forever Delayed" (2002) Official book "Forever Delayed" (2002) Related articles Manic Street Preachers Discography Manic Street Preachers B-sides