Editing Paper Scissors Stone (album) (section)

==Background==
The album only had one single taken from it, "[[Stone by Stone (song)|Stone by Stone]]" – the group's final single release. Fittingly, the ending of the video for the song features the band members all abandoning their instruments and walking away. The band had announced on their website that the next single was to be the rocky "Is Everybody Here on Drugs", although the announcement was quickly removed once it was clear that Catatonia were about to put an end to the band.

The band were unable to promote the album, albeit with the exception of an appearance on ''[[Later...with Jools Holland]]'' and a few performances of "Stone by Stone", as [[Cerys Matthews]] was being treated for alcohol addiction and nervous exhaustion. The band had to cancel their upcoming eight venue UK tour which was due to take place during September due to ongoing concerns with Matthews' recovery. A statement by the record label Warners said that Matthews would not have "recovered sufficiently" from her treatment for "anxiety and exhaustion."<ref>{{cite web |title=Cerys's health forces tour cancellation |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1492473.stm |work=BBC News |access-date=26 April 2020 |date=15 August 2001}}</ref>

The album's cover and in-sleeve photos were taken from the film, [[Tiger Bay (1959 film)|''Tiger Bay'']], which starred [[Hayley Mills]].  Hayley was given a thank-you in the album. The album was dedicated to close friend and roadie Barry Cawley, who was killed in a road accident on his bicycle in [[Betws-y-Coed]], North Wales in July 2000.  The track, "Imaginary Friend", was written about him. The album title refers to the game [[rock paper scissors]].