The song peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, spending a total of 12 weeks in the top ten.

With the COVID-19 pandemic first hitting the UK and the world in the early months of the year, Tracey announced that all first week download profits from sales of "Dinner Guest" would be donated to the COVID-19 Urgent Appeal, to support NHS staff and volunteers.

[3] This followed his appearance on the BBC Radio 1 charity single "Times Like These", which topped the chart and also raised money for the NHS.

[4] Tracey used a sample of "Push the Feeling On" by Scottish house music producers Nightcrawlers as the hook for the song.

[2] It was one of two songs released in 2020 to sample "Push the Feeling On", the other being "House Party" by Mist featuring Fredo.