"Sometimes Always" was written by Jesus and Mary Chain guitarist William Reid, who felt that the song sounded like a Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra duet.

"[2] Initially, the band worried that the song was "a bit too cute, too light a story," according to William Reid.

"[2] By the time the song was recorded, Sandoval was known to be a "good friend" to William, hinting at the pair's affair that would come to light.

A poster for the single can be seen in the Bottom episode "Terror" while the song itself appears in the 1995 film The Doom Generation.

Ned Raggett of AllMusic wrote, "'Sometimes Always' does indeed make for a lovely little duet,"[7] while Drowned In Sound dubbed it the album's "best known and ultimately standout moment.