"There by the Grace of God" is a single released by Manic Street Preachers

Manic Street Preachers

Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...

 on 14 October 2002. It was a one-off release to coincide with the release of the greatest hits album Forever Delayed

Forever Delayed

Forever Delayed is a greatest hits album by the Manic Street Preachers, released in October 2002. The album included three singles which had never appeared on earlier albums , the latter being one of the band's two UK #1 hits, along with "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next." Several...

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The CDs included "Automatik Teknicolor", "It's All Gone", "Unstoppable Salvation", "Happy Ending" and a ‘’There By The Grace Of God’’ video

Video

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The DVD included “There By The Grace Of God” video, ‘’There By The Grace Of God” (Saint Etienne

Saint Etienne (band)

Saint Etienne are an English Pop group comprising Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. They are named after the French football team AS Saint-Étienne.-History:Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs were childhood friends and former music journalists...

 mix) and a “There By The Grace Of God” (Starecase mix).

The single reached number six in the UK charts.

The song is noted for the line "And all the drugs in the world can't save us from ourselves". This is an almost word-for-word quote from Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson

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's song Coma White

Coma White

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, which features the line "And all the drugs in this world can't save her from herself". Manson was previously referred to in the song "The Convalescent" from 2001's Know Your Enemy

Know Your Enemy (Manic Street Preachers album)

Know Your Enemy is the sixth album by the Manic Street Preachers. It was released in March 2001 on Virgin Records. The album has songs ranging from energetic lo-fi rock songs reminiscent of their earlier material to highly produced, more melodic pop songs as well as a disco song...

, with the line "Brian Warner has a tasty little ass".

Track listing

CD1

1. "There by the Grace of God" - 3:48
2. "Automatik Teknicolour" - 3:37
3. "It's All Gone" - 4:05
4. "There by the Grace of God" (video)

CD2

1. "There by the Grace of God"
2. "Unstoppable Salvation" - 2:54
3. "Happy Ending" - 3:29

DVD

1. "There by the Grace of God" (video)
2. "There by the Grace of God" Saint Etienne
   Saint Etienne (band)
   Saint Etienne are an English Pop group comprising Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. They are named after the French football team AS Saint-Étienne.-History:Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs were childhood friends and former music journalists...
   
   Mix - 5:07
3. "There by the Grace of God" Starecase Mix - 4:55
4. Multimedia