"Born Slippy .NUXX" features a "hammering" kick drum, distorted vocals, and "heavenly" synthesiser chords.

[3] The vocalist, Karl Hyde, wrote the lyrics for "Born Slippy .NUXX" after a night of drinking in Soho, London.

"[4] The producer, Rick Smith, said the lyrics reflected "this energy of movement, and of time and place," likening them to an abstract painting.

[2] Hyde did not intend the song to be a "drinking anthem" but rather a "cry for help," and was disturbed when audience members raised their lager cans during performances.

"[6] Underworld initially refused permission to use it in the film, as they disliked how their music was often used in negative portrayals of clubbing, but Boyle persuaded them after showing them a clip.

[11] Boy George reviewed the song for Select, saying, "The first track I just felt like I was trapped on a hideous council estate in Abbey Wood!

"[13] In 2017, Vice described "Born Slippy .NUXX" as one of the 90s' most iconic songs,[5] writing that it "mixed sublime synths with a four-to-the-floor freakout, and represented everything that was going on; it was new.

"[5] In 2004, Mixmag readers voted "Born Slippy .NUXX" the fourth-best dance track,[14] and in 2011 Slant Magazine named it the 95th-best single of the decade.

[19] In 2024, the Guardian's chief music critic, Alexis Petridis, named "Born Slippy .NUXX" the third-best Underworld song.