Sunday Tribune journalist Una Mullally called it "one of the most original and progressive Irish albums ever made".

reached number two in the Irish Albums Chart, going platinum in the process, it received regular airplay on Irish radio and produced five singles, including "The Idiots", a song about Mick Pyro's former girlfriend which also features her on vocals.

"Break" made top forty singles chart in South Africa, and was temporarily banned by South African radio station 5fm, when a female DJ declared on air that it promoted anal sex without contraception, a comment which led to several complaints from listeners.

[citation needed] The band's 2006 summer tour included a performance where fans danced outside despite "the lashing rain" at Oxegen 2006, with the Irish Independent's Larissa Nolan saying "their scheduling on the main stage was a testament to just how big their army of fans is", and Castlepalooza.

In January 2008, the singles "Comeback Girl" (July 2005) and "You Know It" (October 2005) had become Irish radio hits some months prior to the album's release.