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Know Your Enemy — UK number eight in February 2001 — the most searched So Why So Sad chart fact — released as a double A-side alongside Found That Soul — the most searched So Why So Sad double A-side question — a bright and unusually melodic track by the Manics’ standards influenced by the Beach Boys and the summer sounds of California — a dramatic stylistic contrast to the political and abrasive material elsewhere on the album\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFound That Soul\u003c\/strong\u003e — the most searched double A-side companion to So Why So Sad — UK number nine in February 2001 — the most searched Found That Soul chart fact — an abrasive, driving and politically charged guitar track that served as the perfect counterpoint to the melodic softness of So Why So Sad on the same double A-side release — the most searched Found That Soul vs So Why So Sad contrast question — widely regarded as one of the finest opening salvo double A-sides of the 2000s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLet Robeson Sing\u003c\/strong\u003e — the most searched political track on Know Your Enemy — UK number nineteen in October 2001 — the most searched Let Robeson Sing chart fact — a tribute to the American singer and political activist Paul Robeson — the most searched Let Robeson Sing who is Paul Robeson question — Paul Robeson was an African-American bass-baritone singer, actor and civil rights activist who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era in the 1950s and whose passport was confiscated by the US government — the most searched Paul Robeson McCarthy blacklist fact — one of the most historically rich and intellectually engaged songs in the Manic Street Preachers’ catalogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBaby Elian\u003c\/strong\u003e — the most searched controversial track on Know Your Enemy — the most searched Baby Elian meaning question — written about Elián González — the most searched Baby Elian Elian Gonzalez connection fact — Elián González was a Cuban boy at the centre of an international custody dispute between the United States and Cuba in 1999 and 2000 — the most searched Elian Gonzalez who is he question — the case became a flashpoint in US-Cuba relations and Elián was eventually returned to his father in Cuba — the album was partly recorded in Cuba reflecting the Manics’ longstanding engagement with Cuban politics and culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMost Searched Manic Street Preachers and Know Your Enemy Facts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOcean Spray was written by James Dean Bradfield about his mother’s battle with cancer — she drank Ocean Spray cranberry juice throughout her treatment — Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals plays drums on the track — the most searched Ocean Spray fact\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSo Why So Sad and Found That Soul were released as a double A-side in February 2001 — reaching UK number eight and nine respectively — the most searched Manic Street Preachers 2001 singles fact\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLet Robeson Sing is a tribute to Paul Robeson — the African-American bass-baritone singer and civil rights activist blacklisted during the McCarthy era — the most searched Let Robeson Sing meaning fact\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKnow Your Enemy was partly recorded in Cuba and reflects the Manic Street Preachers’ longstanding engagement with Cuban politics, culture and their admiration for Fidel Castro — the most searched Know Your Enemy Cuba recording fact\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Manic Street Preachers are James Dean Bradfield (vocals, guitar), Nicky Wire (bass) and Sean Moore (drums) — from Blackwood, Caerphilly, Wales — the most searched Manic Street Preachers members question\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichey Edwards — the band’s original lyricist and rhythm guitarist — disappeared on 1 February 1995 and was never found — the most searched Richey Edwards disappearance fact\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Ocean Spray about?\u003c\/strong\u003e — James Dean Bradfield’s mother’s battle with cancer — she drank Ocean Spray cranberry juice during treatment — Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals plays drums — the most searched question\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWho is Paul Robeson?\u003c\/strong\u003e — An African-American bass-baritone singer, actor and civil rights activist blacklisted during the McCarthy era — his passport was confiscated by the US government in the 1950s — the most searched 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