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. The single was released in the UK on 11 April 2011 as a digital download on their official site and 10 April on

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, including three B-sides: "I'm a Robot Like You", "Dear Hamburg", and "Wonderful Distraction". It is the third single from the album ''

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made "Anti-D" his "Hottest Record in the World" on 21 February 2011. To celebrate

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, an exclusive "Anti-D" single, with different album art, was released.

Conception

The song, written by frontman Matthew Murphy, tells the story of his addiction to

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, which he had been taking to combat his anxiety and which he said made him "a mess". He claims that the main reason he felt he had to come off the pills was the fact that he was gaining weight, which inspires the line, "Then there's the extra two

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that's our only guarantee."

Critical reception

John Fernandez of music blog ''There Goes the Fear'' gave the song a positive review, saying, "It's by far their most grown-up single so far; the lyrics are hard hitting, and while I myself may not be able to relate to it easily, I can imagine that it strikes a chord with the audience they are looking for."

Track listing

Chart performance

References

External links

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