Suede headlined Roskilde and V Festivals

The next three singles released from the album failed to enter the top 10, breaking a streak that had lasted since the 1996 single “Trash”. Anderson also faced increasing criticism from fans for his frequent use of redundant vocabulary and limited lyrical themes. The track that received the most attention and criticism was “Savoir Faire”. Some critics linked the album’s lyricism to Anderson’s heavy drug use at the time, particularly after he later admitted that he “was a crack addict for ages”. Speaking of his addiction, which plagued him for two and a half years, Anderson said, “Anyone who has ever tried crack will know exactly why I took it. It’s the scariest drug in the world because the hit you get from it is so, so seductive. I wanted to experience that, and I did – repeatedly.” Suede headlined the Roskilde and V Festivals in July and August 1999, respectively. During 2000, there was press speculation that Suede were on the verge of disbanding, which was not helped by Codling’s absence from some European gigs. Anderson denied these claims and insisted that Codling was healthy and that they were eager to record the next album. For the entirety of 2000, Suede retreated from the public eye, playing only one gig in Reykjavík , Iceland. The band premiered several new songs that would eventually appear on the final album.