Funeral Blues and piano in a collection of settings of Auden poems under the title "Cabaret Songs". "Funeral Blues" is copyrighted by the Estate of W. H. Auden. According to The W. H. Auden Society, only Random House, Faber & Faber, and Curtis Brown Ltd. can give permission to reprint the text. It is the English contribution to the statue commemorating the Heysel Stadium disaster, where a retaining wall collapsed, resulting in 39 deaths on 29 May 1985, when Liverpool F.C. played Juventus FC in the European Cup final. The poem is read in its entirety in the 1994 British romantic comedy
Stop the Clocks shown in November 2006 around the world in selected picture houses, theatres and cinemas to winners of fans competitions and the press. It was also broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK. In Japan, a box set was also released of all their singles to coincide with the album. The cover was designed by Sir Peter Blake, best known for his design of the sleeve for The Beatles' album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", but also well recognised within the genre for his work on the cover of Paul Weller's "Stanley Road" album. According to Blake, he chose all