Love Is Dead (song)

The sleeve was designed by Peter Saville, with photography by Wolfgang Tillmans.

Dom Gourlay of Contactmusic.com wrote: "As a precursor for his self-titled album, 'Love Is Dead' is pretty much what you'd expect it to be - lavish, grandiose, elegant and distinctive."

He felt that vocally, Anderson sounded more "mature" and that the song was more memorable than any of his recent work with The Tears.

"[2] Rick Futon of the Daily Record said it was "one of the best songs Brett Anderson has ever written."

He noted: "Aching violins push this mid-tempo rocker into the realms of a classic.