studio band. Street recalled of the latter, "Vini turned around and said to me 'I'm not playing that song, it's too bloody simple' – well that song was 'Everyday Is Like Sunday'! He's a musical snob in some respects – he's incredibly frustrating." According to Street, "Everyday Is Like Sunday" was recorded in his second session with Morrissey. The song features a six-piece string section, led by violinist Fenella Barton. Release "Everyday Is Like Sunday" was, like "Suedehead," noted as a potential single early in the song's recording process. Street recalled, "Obviously ['Sunday'] has such a great classic vibe to it. I think those two songs did kind of stand out as the most single-like tracks on [Viva Hate]." The single was released in May 1988, with the B-sides "Disappointed", "Will Never Marry", and "Sister I'm a Poet". Written after the Viva Hate sessions, these B-sides would be hailed by Street as him "really getting into gear" and Morrissey as "a progression from Viva Hate" and "quite magical." The single, featuring artwork of Morrissey that Sounds compared to "a stubbleless George Michael", achieved similar commercial success to its predecessor, reaching number nine on the UK Singles Chart. In addition to appearing on his first solo album Viva Hate, "Everyday Is Like Sunday" appeared on the 1990 compilation album Bona Drag. "Disappointed" and "Will Never Marry" also appeared on Bona Drag. On 27 September 2010, the single was re-issued on CD and two 7-inch formats, including the unreleased "November the Second", an alternative mix of "November Spawned a Monster". This re-issue debuted at number 42 on the UK singles chart. It coincided with the 20th-anniversary re-issue of his 1990 compilation Bona Drag. Critical reception Upon its release, "Everyday Is Like Sunday" saw critical acclaim. NME praised the song as "glorious, swooning pop," writing, "It's the one song on the album that would stand up as an instrumental and lyrically it confirms its writer's reputation as one of the most skillful chroniclers of all that is shabby and drab and joyless in this sceptered isle". Sounds named it one of the "perfect moments" on Viva Hate calling it "a perfect rebuff to the Cliff Richard 'Summer Holiday' hit syndrome with its drizzly chorus, 'Everyday is like Sunday/Everyday is silent and grey'." Since then, the song has been recognized as one of Morrissey's best. Ned Raggett of AllMusic called the song "the unquestioned