"Metal Mickey" is the second single by Suede, released on 14 September 1992 on Nude Records – it was later included on the band's debut album, Suede (1993). It charted at no. 17 on the UK Singles Chart, a vast improvement on the previous single, "The Drowners", which fell short of the top 40.

The song is an up-tempo rock song; considerably different from the slower "The Drowners". Guitarist Bernard Butler has said that its musical inspiration was "The Shoop Shoop Song", famously remade by Cher for the 1990 film Mermaids. The guitar solo, according to Butler was inspired by The Kinks' "You Really Got Me".

The song was well-received in the states. Billboard wrote: "It's toe-tapping, head-bobbing, club-rocking stuff, reminiscent of British music from the Kinks to Bowie." Performed by the group on their appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, it became the only Suede single to crack the US Modern Rock top 10, peaking at number 7 in 1993.

All songs written by Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler.

...
Wikipedia