I Know What I'm Here For

It's about the meaning of life. It's also about the nature of being in a band: the fulfilment of adolescent fantasies of endless drugs, drink and sex. But unless there's self-discipline, it can easily become a nightmare ... Initially we did it almost as a blues song, but [producer] Brian Eno came up with the wacky, space-funk hookline. It became the album's first single, to make an announcement that we'e gone into a new musical area.

The single was released on CD and cassette and reached number 22 in the UK Top 40 chart, spending five weeks on the chart.^[4]

A live version and a video appeared on the limited edition two-disc edition of Millionaires.

The backing to the song was used by Ford in adverts shown during broadcasts of the UEFA Champions League in the 2007/2008 football season.^{[citation needed]}

Peter Buckley, in The Rough Guide to Rock, described it as an "effortless soaring track".^[5] In contrast, Victoria Segal, reviewing the track for the NME, described it as "not interesting ... just silly".^[6]