its release, later saying in 1995: "I hated the record. I knew we'd got most of it wrong." He had initially considered shelving the record, but his poor finances at the time "would have invited bankruptcy" as he commenced divorce proceedings. "The Only Flame in Town", backed by "The Comedians", was released as the second single in August 1984. Reaching number 71 in the UK, it was Costello's lowest placement up to that point. Its music video was shot in New York and included both the Attractions and Daryl Hall. It also featured a small promotional contest wherein an individual could "win a date with the Attractions". According to Thomson, tensions between Costello and the band remained high during the shoot because "nobody was quite sure what was happening in terms of their long-term future". With Barnacle on saxophone, Costello and the Attractions primarily toured the US and the UK from August to November 1984. Several Goodbye Cruel World tracks were played to promote the record and the shows attempted to recreate the album's production to waning effect. The supporting act for the US tour was Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit, while British act the Pogues supported the UK shows. It was his last tour with the Attractions for several years. Costello became romantically involved with the Pogues' bassist Cait O'Riordan during this time. Critical reception Goodbye Cruel World received mixed reviews on release. Several noticed a lack of musical innovation, lack of focus, hard to understand lyrics and felt the arrangements suffered from the production. Mat Snow of NME called the album Costello's first disappointment in seven years, asking why the only cover song comes across as "more heartfelt" than any of the originals. He also highlighted the recycling of melodies and themes conveyed superiorly on prior works. Musician magazine's Fred Schruers referred to the album as a "brilliant slough of despond" and not one "made for hits". Some negatively compared the arrangements to Costello's recent solo tour; Creem Mitchell Cohen particularly criticised them on the record as being "so errant from the thrust of the material". Additionally, McKenna said that Costello "occasionally overreaches himself" some of his "most ambitious" arrangements to date in the Los Angeles Times. Shewey found the "right balance between craft and intuition" a rarity in Rolling Stone. Numerous highlighted "Peace in Our Time" as an album standout. Nevertheless, Goodbye Cruel World did receive