[5] The single's cover—designed by Steven Appleby with the sleeve produced by Acrobat Design—depicts a "rather hip young man in a bathtub [who] seems to have forgotten to turn off the water, so intent is he on his private thoughts.

"[6] Mute Records released an additional second and limited edition 12-inch single of the song in the UK with "Situation" on the flip side.

"Situation" appears on the U.S. version of the band's previous album Upstairs at Eric's (although it was added to the UK track list in later pressings).

[7] Upon its release, Simon Tebbutt of Record Mirror described "Nobody's Diary" as "more restrained" than some of Yazoo's previous work, but also "a sneaker and grabber that goes for the jugular".

She added that it's a "cleverly infectious, happy song which Alf manages to inject passion and heartbreak into, by virtue of the 'love's labour's lost' lyrics".

[9] Neil Tennant, writing for Smash Hits, commented: "Strong on emotion and weak on melody but the combination of ringing synths and bluesy singing is still a winner.

[32] The 2008 release featured a slew of new remixes, including one by Vince Clarke's current Erasure partner Andy Bell.