[4] Their debut release on the label, "Brilliant Mind", broke the band commercially, reaching number 21 in the UK Singles Chart in July of that year.

[3] In a review of the 1984 recording, Jerry Smith of Music Week wrote, "A rich, seductive vocal over a shuffling beat, moody echoing guitar and organ creates a well executed indie single that combines melody with passion.

"[10] Reviewing the 1986 re-recording, Paul Massey of the Evening Express stated, "Almost too similar to 'Brilliant Mind', but Jim Irvin's vocals and racy chorus pull it through.

"[11] Cath Carroll of New Musical Express commented, "There's enough of 'Pleasant Valley Sunday' in this to warrant several re-plays, but I still can't work out whether I'm charmed or irritated by the singer's out-of-breath cool.

"[13] In a review of the 1991 compilation She Gets Out the Scrapbook: The Best of Furniture, Chris Roberts of Melody Maker noted the song "show[s] off an astonishing fusion of pop and bitterness, joie de vivre and pessimism".