The State-side name change was the result of a successful lawsuit brought by Suzanne deBronkart, who had already been performing and recording in the US under the name Suede.

The title track and the popular B-side, "My Dark Star", were ranked Suede's third and fourth-best songs by The Guardian in 2014.

This influence became prevalent as Butler later stated, "Whatever I did on Stay Together was the A to Z of the emotions I was experiencing... defiance, loss, a final sigh.

[12] The April issue of Select gave away a free cassette which included a piano version of "The Living Dead", recorded at Butler's flat on a 4-track.

[14] The EP includes the B-sides "Dolly" and "High Rising", released as part of previous UK single "So Young".

[18] The band felt that scenes of Butler hanging upside down and Anderson gagged are particularly misplaced considering the song's tone.

"[20] The latter's Caitlin Moran called it "wild and elegant, soft then strong, and very, very long [...] It has the scope of 'High Rising' with the pop attack of 'So Young'.

"[21] Tom Doyle awarded the song "Best New Single" in the 16 February issue of Smash Hits, calling it "a rock ballad of epic proportions concerning itself with the wonders of love in the grim modern world of skyscrapers and motorway paths."

[22] Martin Aston of Music Week also rated its commercial prospects, writing: "An eight-minute magnum opus, Stay Together is a medium-tempo swaggerer that builds to a frenetic climax, with even a Brett Andersen 'rap' in the middle: a perfect, alternative anthem for disaffected Valentine's Day lovers.

"[24] Writing for The Daily Telegraph, Tony Parsons said that the single "reveals the band growing into the singular talent they always threatened to become.

On "The Living Dead", he called it a "beautiful, badly bruised song about loving a heroin addict [...] It's not much fun but it's unforgettable.

[28] Anderson considers the single and accompanying video the worst the band has released,[29] stating, "I don't think the fuss about Stay Together was justified, I think that was just hype.

"[4] However publicist Jane Savidge suggests that Anderson "can't believe he wrote it about that girl, Anick" (Brett's girlfriend at the time), which is why he has no feelings for it.

In September 1994, just as fellow Britpop band Oasis were gaining popularity, their lead guitarist Noel Gallagher made a comment on the song's lyrics, saying: "There's not enough humour in music.

The band would omit it from their set list for almost ten years when they finally played it at the five-night ICA residency in September 2003.

[33] Suede played the full eight-minute version of "Stay Together" as the final encore of their Teenage Cancer Trust gig at the Royal Albert Hall, Sunday 30 March 2014, backed by a string and brass ensemble.