"[5] The Philadelphia Inquirer concluded that "underneath all that flannel there's a Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow cover band just biding its time.

"[4] Trouser Press opined: "Much as Bon Jovi put a net on hair metal, Candlebox's primary function was to put a final stamp of megaselling irrelevance on the rotten corpse of Big Northwest Noise.

"[6] Stephen Thomas Erlewine was more positive, writing for AllMusic: "Candlebox rode the alternative bandwagon to the top of the charts with their self-titled debut album."

"[3] Although released in July 1993, Candlebox did not enter the top 10 Billboard 200 until August 1994,[7] upon the success of its third and biggest single "Far Behind", which would reach number 18 on the Hot 100 chart roughly a month later.

[8] The album peaked at number seven, Candlebox's highest position so far, and remained on the chart for 104 weeks.