Release and Reception
The single was released on 28 June 1999 in two versions. The first version was backed with 2 new songs as b-sides. These songs would later be re-releasd as bonus tracks on the 2006 re-release of Songs for Polarbears.
The second version contained 3 remixes of the song "Starfighter Pilot" - "The Bad Belle Mix", "Cut La Roc Mix" and "Steve Hitchcock Mix". The "Bad Belle Mix" was remixed by the band's longtime friend Richard Colburn, who previously had played drums on their first release, the Starfighter Pilot EP. DJ Cut La Roc and Steve Hitchcock remixed the other two tracks. Gary Lightbody would go on to collaborate with Cut la Roc on a song "Fallen" in 2001, which would later be released as a single.
The single sold poorly, and only peaked at 161 on the UK singles chart. However, it remains a firm favourite of older fans and was included on the band's 2009 compilation Up To Now.
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