Common People released

This sudden increase in popularity was helped by the massive media interest in Britpop alongside acts such as Suede, Oasis and Blur , with Pulp supporting the latter in a 1994 tour of the United States. 1995 saw the peak of Pulp’s fame, with the release of their number two single on the UK Singles Chart, ” Common People “, in May 1995 and their performance in June at the Glastonbury Festival (standing in for The Stone Roses at the last minute). A double A-side single, ” Sorted for E’s & Wizz/Mis-Shapes “, was to precede the release of their next album, Different Class (1995). Upon the release of “Sorted for E’s and Wizz”, the Daily Mirror printed a front-page story headed “BAN THIS SICK STUNT” alongside a story by Kate Thornton which said the song was “pro-drugs” and called for the single to be banned. The single had an inlay which showed how to conceal amphetamines in a DIY ‘wrap’. Cocker released a statement two days later saying: “…’Sorted’ is not a pro-drugs song. Nowhere on the sleeve does it say you are supposed to put drugs in here but I understand the confusion. I don’t think anyone who listens to ‘Sorted’ would come away thinking it had a pro-drugs message.” The single reached number two on the UK Singles Charts.