In Europe, it peaked at number-one in Spain for four weeks and was a top 10 hit also in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

AllMusic editor Andrew Hamilton remarked the "choppy rhythms" of "Cult of Snap" in his review of World Power.

[4] Marisa Fox from Entertainment Weekly felt it is "a dark song, with African drumbeats and chanting.

"[5] Pan-European magazine Music & Media found that rapper Turbo B "raps like he's shouting orders over a monotone techno beat, spiced up with oriental and African samples.

Snap tap into a slightly salsa-based groove that stands out a mile among all the Funky Drummers, and decorate it with rapping.