according to manager james sandom in an interview with hitquarters, the album was recorded in a rush because the band were under very tight time constraints and touring at the time. as a result, they did not have enough time to get to know stephen street and relax in his company. the motorbike that appears at the beginning of "saturday night" is owned and 'played' by graham coxon. the sleeve notes read ""graham coxon's motorbike, (1935 kaiser 'chief' 750cc manx tt works racer) appears courtesy of transcopic records"". "caroline, yes" is named in reference to the beach boys' song "caroline, no". the track's original working title was called "hail to the chief", according to kaiser chiefs' book "a record of employment".