The album was promoted heavily with the band receiving considerable press coverage on its release, however the response from fans and critics was less enthusiastic than for previous records. Despite problems within the band, Suede's fourth album, Head Music (1999), was a British chart-topper. The album reached number one in the UK, producing five top ten singles and becoming Suede's biggest-selling album worldwide. In 1996, following the recruitment of keyboard player Neil Codling, Suede went on to greater commercial success with Coming Up. In 1994, Suede would become a component of the Britpop "big four", along with Oasis, Blur and Pulp. Although a commercial disappointment at the time, the album was met with a generally enthusiastic reception on release and has over time been lauded as one of rock music's great albums.
Guitarist and composer Richard Oakes replaced him and joined the band right before the accompanying tour. The recording sessions for their second album, Dog Man Star, were fraught with difficulty and ended with guitarist and composer Bernard Butler departing after confrontations with the other members. It won the Mercury Music Prize and helped foster ' Britpop' as a musical movement, though the band distanced themselves from the term. The following year their debut album Suede went to the top of the UK Albums Chart, becoming the fastest-selling debut album in almost ten years. Drawing inspiration from glam rock and post-punk, Suede were dubbed "The Best New Band in Britain" by Melody Maker in 1992, and attracted much attention from the British music press. Suede (also known in the US as The London Suede) are an English rock band formed in London in 1989 by singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Justine Frischmann, and bass player Mat Osman.
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