It was originally intended as the follow-up to Blur's fourth single, "Popscene".
In the documentary The Britpop Story hosted by John Harris, this song along with Suede's "The Drowners" was championed as being the first ever Britpop song, and a starting point for the movement.
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Although the single did not appear on the audio version of 2000's collection Blur: The Best Of, the music video (which was mirrored in the video for their later hit "Song 2") for the track did appear on the accompanying DVD release.
The song has been considered by many to be the beginning of the Britpop movement along with Blur's "Popscene".
Bands lumped into the 'scene' by the press included several of the bands that were branded with the shoegazing label, such as Chapterhouse, Lush, Moose and other (mainly indie) bands such as Blur (prior to the release of their single "Popscene"), Thousand Yard Stare, See See Rider and Stereolab.
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The majority of the music in the film comes from the band's first two albums, Leisure and Modern Life Is Rubbish, although the non-album tracks "Popscene" and "Day Upon Day" are also included.