The group had originally not intended the track to be one of theirs, as frontman and main songwriter of the band Grant Nicholas originally wrote "Buck Rogers" for SR-71, only for producer Gil Norton and A&R staff of Echo to convince the band they could have a hit with it themselves, after hearing a demo recorded by Feeder.

The song title was inspired by the television show of the same name as Nicholas wanted to create a futuristic sound.

magazine's "666 Songs You Must Own" in November 2004, and appearing on various other lists, despite NME giving a heavy negative reaction, claiming that the single would be "Lucky to reach the top 30".

The music video for "Buck Rogers" was directed by Markus Walter and features footage of the group performing the song inside an elephant named "Daisy", situated in an underground car park.

His partner leaves him for the "Buck Rogers" character, which leads him to say "but I don't want to talk about it anymore", before looking on a positive side saying that he thinks he's going to make it through if he buys "a house in Devon", and starts "all over again" with her.

[2] The recorded demo was originally for SR-71, but was convinced by producer Gil Norton not to part with the song as he believed the band could have a hit with it.

It also appeared in the video game Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, the DVD and VHS versions of the 2003 Human Bodyboarding Teahupo'o Challenge, and in the 2001 film Behind Enemy Lines.

During the first chorus after they walk out they are holding various fast food items, while looking around the velodrome looking complex, wondering where they have landed.

[2] On the day of single release, the band performed an in-store at the now closed London branch of Tower Records.

[8] Due to the single selling strongly during the course of the week, the band were invited onto The Pepsi Chart Show on Channel 5, and BBC One's Top of the Pops.

Hopefully it'll get "Seven Days in the Sun" away..."Grant said in a 2005 Q magazine interview that he did not want to be remembered for it, as he said it is "a throwaway pop song" and he is more of a dark songwriter.

Feeder continued to have chart success after "Buck Rogers", despite many critics labelling the band as one-hit wonders.

Brazil was however the only drummer in that set-up to have recorded with the band, before 2016 saw Wilson leave the music industry to raise his family, while Trotter has not been heard of Since.