with Blur and the Smiths) and former Commotion Neil Clark. It produced a minor hit with the song "Like Lovers Do", affording Cole a mid-1990s appearance on Top of the Pops. However, following Universal Music's takeover of PolyGram, his recording contract was terminated, despite at least two studio recordings being locked in its vaults (later released in 2002 by One Little Indian). Love Story was a Top 30 hit in the UK. In 1998 Cole's song "Margo's Waltz" (from 1991's Don't Get Weird on Me Babe album) was featured in the film There's Something About Mary. In the same year The Collection was released, featuring eight songs with the Commotions and twelve solo singles. The album peaked at #24 on the UK album charts. 2000–2009: The Negatives, Music in a Foreign Language and Antidepressant In 1997 and 1998 Cole played with some New York musicians under the name the Negatives. The group consisted of Jill Sobule, Dave Derby of the Dambuilders, Mike Kotch and Rafa Maciejak, who recorded an eponymous CD, released mainly in Western Europe and North America. Songs from the album like "Past Imperfect", "Vin Ordinaire" and "No More Love Songs" returned to Lloyd's live sets regularly throughout his career. He has since released solo albums on smaller independent labels. Sanctuary Records released Music in a Foreign Language (2003) in the UK. Recorded largely by Cole himself (including tracks recorded directly onto a Mac), the songs had a stark, folk-inspired singer-songwriter style. The album was released in the U.S. by the One Little Indian label, which also collected a number of outtakes (recorded from 1996 to 2000) on 2002's Etc. and released an instrumental ambient electronica album, Plastic Wood, the same year. Cole has mentioned Music in a Foreign Language as his favourite studio album. It featured new versions of Nick Cave's "People Ain't No Good" and his own "No More Love Songs". Both the title track and "Late Night, Early Town" became staples in his live sets. In 2004, to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of Rattlesnakes, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions reformed to perform a one-off tour of the UK and Ireland. The reformation was never intended to be permanent, and Cole released another solo studio album in 2006, Antidepressant, using his usual home recording outfit by playing all the instruments himself with friends like Sobule, Derby and the guitar work of former Commotion