This sudden increase in popularity was helped by the massive media

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.