You Surround Me

This release has become more notable for the B-sides that were included with "You Surround Me". First was a cover version of Cerrone's environmental anthem "Supernature". The song, also previously recorded by Lene Lovich, led to a collaboration between Erasure and Lovich for the song "Rage", which later appeared on a PETA benefit album. Erasure's recording was remixed by William Orbit and became a popular hit in dance clubs. Also included on the single as a B-side is "91 Steps", an instrumental with complex synthesizer programming and unusual time signature in which upon play, some listeners may think it is their CD player skipping. The track utilises repeating cycles in which the first seven bars use a 7/4 time signature, followed by one bar in 3/4 time.

Ned Raggett from AllMusic commented that "You Surround Me" "is another flat-out winner -- it's another slow ballad, but with big, echoing backing that adds a sense of extra theatricality."[1] The Daily Vault's Michael R. Smith stated that it is "a techno ballad to die for and is just as intense as "Drama"." He added, "It contains a cascading melody that simply glows. File this one under Overlooked Masterpieces."[2] Chris Gerard from Metro Weekly wrote that it is "one of the duo's all-time great ballads", noting that "it has real heart and feeling; it's unabashedly sentimental, but it feels completely genuine."[3] Christopher Smith from TalkAboutPopMusic described the song as "a brooding number with Vince turning on the synths at maximum level while Andy remains in subdued restraint for the most part."[4]

A music video was made to accompany the song. It features Clarke and Bell performing on a three-level circular stage set, with cityscapes superimposed at various points during the song through a mixture of chroma key and ordinary vision mixing.

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics