"promised land", a non-album single from 1989, was from the sessions for the band's "" album, recorded in 1989 but unreleased due to polydor's demands (this album was released instead) and not released until 1998. the single was released as a new song from this album. the album was released in june 1989 around the time of the band's split to positive reviews and reached number 3 in the uk album chart.