 Described by Simon Goddard (in "Songs That Saved Your Life", 2nd edition, p. 154) as a "spectacular combination" — a suggestion with which Johnny Marr concurs — this carefully executed sequence could only be found on the original 12" and CD singles, before the 2017 release of the remaster/re-issue of "The Queen is Dead", which includes the same songs with the same segue as tracks 10 and 11 (respectively) of its "Additional Recordings" bonus disc.The two tracks are separated on all other compilations.Jack Rabid of Allmusic describes "Asleep" as "lullaby-ish", and the entire single as "great ... just another feather in a jeweled cap".