Editing Actually (section)

==Album cover==
The album cover was originally going to feature a painting by Scottish artist [[Alison Watt (Scottish painter)|Alison Watt]], who had just won the [[National Portrait Gallery, London|National Portrait Gallery]]-supported [[John Player Portrait Award]].<ref name=“Annually”>{{cite book |date=1988|title=Annually|publisher=World Distributors|pages=14-15|isbn=978-0723568421}}</ref> The group traveled to Glasgow, along with photographer Eric Watson and designer Mark Farrow, to meet her. Sittings for the painting would have taken three weeks, so instead photos were taken of the duo in different poses. After a few weeks, Watt submitted the painting, but Lowe was unhappy with how he looked in it. The painting was reworked and  although Tennant was pleased with it, Lowe still had reservations.<ref name=“Annually”/> It was decided that the painting wasn't right for the album and it was shelved. The painting was bought by Tennant.<ref name=“Annually”/>

While shooting the video for "What Have I Done to Deserve This?", photographer Cindy Palmano was commissioned to take photographs of them for a ''[[Smash Hits]]'' cover. She placed them in front of a waist-high piece of reflective metal, with a similar sheet behind them.<ref name=“Annually”/> The photo where Tennant is yawning and Lowe is scowling was the favourite and ''Smash Hits'' were keen to use it as a front cover. Eric Watson then took some photos, but it was thought these weren't strong enough for the album cover, so they were used for the inner sleeve.<ref name=“Annually”/> The group then decided that Palmano's photo was the best choice. The issue of ''Smash Hits'' was due to go to press the following day. They persuaded the magazine to release Palmano's photograph and agreed to do a hastily arranged photo session for them.<ref name=“Catalogue”/>

Inspired by [[Jean-Paul Goude]]'s design for [[Grace Jones]] album ''[[Slave to the Rhythm (album)|Slave to the Rhythm]]'', Mark Farrow tightly cropped the photo to remove the reflective background and just have the duo on a plain white background.<ref name=“Catalogue”>{{cite book|date=2006|title=Catalogue|publisher=Thames & Hudson|pages=74-75|isbn=978-0500513071}} </ref> Chris Lowe was, and remains, unhappy with the cover. However it has come to be seen as the defining image of them.<ref name=“Catalogue”/>