 On 26 October 2014, the song reached number 44 on the UK Singles Chart.In 1999, Read founded the Rupert Brooke Society of which he was chairman for a few years as well as editing the society's twice-yearly magazine and creating a museum at the Orchard Grantchester.In 2011, Read featured in "Cash in the Celebrity Attic" with Lorne Spicer and expert John Cameron where they searched for antiques and collectibles at his home in the Cotswolds.