The single is a significant departure from the sleazy rock characteristic of the previous two albums, and has a far more warm and acoustic sound to it.

However, his views on the song would later change, saying: "When I first wrote it I thought it was a masterpiece but soon realized that many people were genuinely offended by it.

He wrote: "'Positivity' finds Anderson, who now looks more like a body builder than a smack-infested rock'n'roll poet, using credit card as a rather desperate metaphor for love.

There is precious little here to suggest Suede have anything left in the tank, amidst a lame swathe of breezy strings.

"[4] On the other hand, Music Week called it "a heartfelt song which sounds catchy enough for mainstream radio.