the song live for the first time in 22 years at their BBC Radio 2 concert of 27 January 2011. Other appearances Both "Suicide Alley" and "Tennessee (I Get Low)" appear on the 1989 punk compilation LP Underground Rockers Volume 2. The band had sent several copies of the single to record label owner and former bassist with The Business, Mark Brennan who agreed to include both sides on the compilation, which was released by Link Records. All the royalties went to charity. The album was re-released in 1992 on CD, in a limited edition run of 750 copies. Reception Because the single was not reviewed by the mainstream music press until almost a year after its release, the release date is often incorrectly stated as August 1989. However, it was first reviewed in January 1989 by the fanzine Beat the Street, who remarked "Makes a change from the glue-bag dirge that has passed for punk in the last couple of years".Several months later, the single was picked up on and praised in music magazine NME, with journalist Steven Wells selecting it as their 'Single of the Week'. Although this endorsement did not provide them with any immediate commercial success, it pre-empted the buzz that would eventually surround the band. Track listing References External links BBC interview about the song 1988 songs 1988 debut singles Manic Street Preachers songs Songs written by James Dean Bradfield Songs written by Nicky Wire Songs written by Sean Moore (musician) Songs about suicide British punk rock songs