Anthem for a Lost Cause

"Anthem for a Lost Cause" is a song by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It is the second single released from the band's eleventh studio album, Rewind the Film.

Background
Both song and lyrics were written by singer James Dean Bradfield. In an interview, Bradfield stated that the song was about the question of if lyrics today are as important as they were before.

The music video features Tori Lyons, who previously starred in the video for "Show Me the Wonder", reprising her role as a miner's wife in the 1984 miners' strike. The band stated that Kieran Evans was important for this video as they wanted to capture the feeling of the 80s and how women dealt with the strike. In the video, we see a woman that is trying to survive without her husband.

Release
The song was made available by digital download on 25 November 2013, backed up by two songs Death of a Digital Ghost and See It Like Sutherland. A live version of She Is Suffering at the O2 Arena in 2011 was also in the single digital download. It peaked on number 200 in the UK Singles Chart.

Personnel

 * Manic Street Preachers


 * James Dean Bradfield – lead vocals, guitar
 * Nicky Wire – bass guitar
 * Sean Moore – drums


 * Other personnel
 * Loz Williams - production, keyboards
 * Gavin Fitzjohn - horn arrangement, trumpets
 * Sean Read - horn arrangement, trumpets