In addition to it being a live favorite, it has been described by Partridge as "the last gasp of punky XTC." "Scissor Man" is Partridge's attempt at an adult morality tale, based on "The Story of the Thumb-Sucker" from the German children's book Struwwelpeter, and features a dub-influenced coda. "Complicated Game", according to Partridge, is "one of those 'you get born and it doesn't matter and then you die' songs." He said that "at that time in my life, I was starting to feel a sense of futility. I think it had to do with being in the band, and being stuck on the touring trail, and seemingly not having any control in my career." The "Tom" and "Joe" in its lyric refer to Tom Robinson and Joe Strummer, names which Partridge found by opening a random page of the NME. Moulding held an electric razor against the microphone to provide the track's continuous buzzing sound. The song ends the LP with a crescendo of guitar sounds. Partridge overdubbed the flange-affected guitar solo without hearing the backing track using two Marshall amplifiers at maximum volume. As with the vocals, it was performed in one take. Packaging and leftover tracks Partridge came up with the concept for the album's cover artwork. As he remembers: Included was an insert featuring lyrics to all the songs on as well as the songs on XTC's previous albums, Go 2 and White Music. Partridge said this was done due to fans requesting the lyrics of XTC's songs. Early UK copies also included a bonus single: Partridge's "Chain of Command" backed with Moulding's "Limelight". "Chain of Command" is about "wars" among microbes in the human body. It was left off the album due to the band's dissatisfaction with the song. "Limelight", as interpreted by Partridge, is about their perception of how the band was viewed in their hometown of Swindon. The original US version of the album contained a 7" bonus EP featuring these two songs, along with "Day In Day Out," which had been removed from the LP's sequence to make room for "Life Begins at the Hop." "Life Begins at the Hop" was not included on the original UK LP due to industry convention in the 1960s and the 1970s, although the track appeared on some international variants, either as an addition or substitution. Other tracks were produced but left off the album: Partridge's