28 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart; the video depicted a running man engulfed in flames.

[7][8] The LP version released on independent label Shattered Records includes "Hangin' On" as a bonus track, as well as being pressed on colored vinyl.

The Washington Post wrote: "Tuneful and direct, such songs as 'Stop Sign' and 'Just a Visitor' expand the Ramones' legacy without simply aping the much-aped blitzkrieg bop.

"[9] The New York Times deemed "California" "one of the weakest" tracks on the album, writing that "the band is not as good as its video.

"[11] The Daily Breeze thought that "Wax rips through ravers such as 'Who Is Next' with a combination of breakneck speed and discipline that reminds one of British punk-rockers the Buzzcocks in its prime.