"Red Sleeping Beauty" was the second single by McCarthy

McCarthy (band)

McCarthy were a British indie pop band, formed in Barking, Essex, England in 1984 by schoolmates Malcolm Eden and Tim Gane with John Williamson and Gary Baker...

 released in October 1986.

The B-sides were "From the Damned", "God the Father" and "For the Fat Lady". The latter two were only available on the 12" vinyl

12-inch single

The 12-inch single is a type of gramophone record that has wider groove spacing compared to other types of records. This allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the cutting engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality...

 release.

The single is not on any of the bands three studio albums. It can be found on the releases A La Guillotine

A La Guillotine

A La Guillotine! is a collection of the first three singles by the band McCarthy. It was released on 29 February 1988.-Track listing:#"Red Sleeping Beauty"#"Something Wrong Somewhere"#"Kill Kill Kill Kill"#"In Purgatory"...

and That's All Very Well But...

That's All Very Well But...

That's All Very Well But... is a best of compilation of the band McCarthy.Initially planned for release in 1991 but shelved after the Midnight Music label went bankrupt...

. The song is believed to have been written as a protest to the Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

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 government.

The song has been covered 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...

 frontman James Dean Bradfield

James Dean Bradfield

James Dean Bradfield is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers.- Early life :...

 and features as a B-side to the Manics single "Autumnsong

Autumnsong

"Autumnsong" is a song by Manic Street Preachers and the second single taken from the album Send Away the Tigers. It was released on 23 July 2007....

" released on 16 July 2007.

A Swedish

Sweden

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 indie pop

Indie pop

Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...

band was named after the song title.