title: Man of Simple Pleasures
text: # Man of Simple Pleasures
  
  "Man of Simple Pleasures" is a song by English rock band Kasabian from the band's fourth studio album, Velociraptor! (2011). It was released as the fourth and final single from the record on 7 May 2012.
  
  ## Release
  
  The track was first released as a single A-side 10" vinyl on 7 May 2012.
  
  A special EP was released together with the Italian 2012 reissue of Velociraptor!, including an exclusive remix of "Man of Simple Pleasures" featuring Italian rapper J-Ax.
  
  ## Music video
  
  A music video was released before the single, on 18 April. The video features a man riding on a bike in a city, wearing a mask and a baseball bat on his back. The man's shirt keeps changing to each lyric, and the video ends with him playing baseball in slow motion.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  ### Kasabian
  
  * Tom Meighan – lead vocals
  * Sergio Pizzorno – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  * Chris Edwards – bass
  * Ian Matthews – drums
  
  ### Additional personnel
  
  * Daniel Ralph Martin – guitar, percussion
  
  ## Charts
  
  | Chart (2012) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) | 55 |
  | Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) | 24 |
  