The compilation album was released without the band's consent and due to an error, an alternate mix of "Strawberry Wine" was used.
[1] Upon its release, "Strawberry Wine" received moderate critical acclaim and peaked at number 13 on the United Kingdom Independent Singles Chart.
[2] Critics, who compared and contrasted it to Ecstasy, referred to the single as "certainly the better of the two releases" and described the title track as "still sounding in parts like the old Valentines with a strong Mamas & Papas type vocal line".
"[1] In Loveless, a book from the 33⅓ series about the My Bloody Valentine album of the same name, Mike McGonial referred to "Strawberry Wine" as a "rarified, effete and poppy approach to Byrdsian rock".
[3] All tracks are written by Kevin Shields unless otherwise notedAll personnel credits adapted from "Strawberry Wine"'s liner notes.