This anthem to suburban romance sees vocalist and
lyricist Brett Anderson desperate to convince himself that there's an
escape from council estate gloom. He recalled to Q magazine April
2011: "I had this schoolboy-ish idea to sneak an overtly sexual song
with the framework of pop. I was amazed it got daytime radio play,
considering the title is a play on amyl nitrite. To me, it's set in
suburbia, in a council estate in Haywards Heath. I was brought up as a
white, working-class English boy, and that's what I wrote about. If
you're born in a dump you aspire to something better."
Amyl
nitrite is employed medically to treat heart diseases such as angina
and also to treat cyanide poisoning. It is also used as an inhalant drug
that induces a brief euphoric state, and when combined with other
intoxicant stimulant drugs such as cocaine or ecstasy, the euphoric
state intensifies and is prolonged. However, its use as a recreational
drug is risky as once its effects have worn off, a common side effect is
a period of depression or anxiety.
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