It's twenty-five years since one of the most iconic tracks in British music was released as a slightly underplayed B-side on a Tuesday afternoon. The story of how it became a generational anthem is one of happy accidents, label indifference and the sheer unstoppable force of something genuinely great.
We tracked down the songwriters, the producer, the radio plugger who first played it, and the DJ who put it on the playlist against everyone's advice. This is the real story.
Read the full feature — it's long, it's brilliant, and you won't regret the 15 minutes.