Ghost", an outtake that did not make the album. "Skeleton Key" combines the guitarwork of Frank Zappa with horns and Middle Eastern music, and ends with laughter atop house music. Skelly wrote it upon listening to Trout Mask Replica (1969) by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band for the first time. Power wanted "Wildfire" to be a track that stood out from the band's peers, referring to it as "Button Moon crossed with The Teardrop Explodes." Power came up with the song in 1998, and played it with his previous band; the Coral were impressed by the track and added Power to the lineup because of it. "Bad Man" was influenced by "old blues murder ballads" and "weird Americana", such as "Stagger Lee" (1923) by Waring's Pennsylvanians and Mutations (1998) by Beck. "Calendars and Clocks", the album's closer, is a Spanish folk track that is reminiscent of the works of the La's and Strawberry Alarm Clock, while the hidden track "Time Travel" is done in the style of the Specials. The title of "Calendars and Clocks" was take from a poem that Power had written; the music evolved out of a rendition of a Frank Sinatra song. The guitar riff in "Time Travel" was inspired by a cover of "Get Up, Stand Up" by the Wailers that the band used to play live. Release and promotion The Skeleton Key EP was released on 1 April 2002, which featured "Skeleton Key", "Dressed Like a Cow", "Darkness", "Sheriff John Brown", and the music video for "Skeleton Key". Coinciding with the single, the band toured throughout April 2002. In June 2002, they appeared at the Isle of Wight Festival and went on a co-headlining UK tour with the Music. Following this, the Coral supported Pulp for three shows and Oasis for one show. "Goodbye" was released as a single on 15 July 2002. Two versions were released on CD in the UK: the first with "Good Fortune", "Travelling Circus", and the music video for "Goodbye", while the second included live versions of "Dressed Like a Cow" and "Goodbye". The European version included a radio edit and music video of "Goodbye", alongside "Travelling Circus" and an alternative mix of "Dressed Like a Cow". The "Goodbye" video was filmed in Wales, and includes a 30ft wicker man, taking inspiration from the film of the same name. According to Skelly, director Laurence Easeman had proposed the