Simon Puxley, writing in 1973 for the Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music Archive, suggested the dance was "indefinable" and best thought of as "where it's at, whatever turns you on.

That same year, however, the band performed the song on the BBC music show The Old Grey Whistle Test.

[7] It was released as a single in the UK in 1978 to promote Roxy Music's Greatest Hits album, but it failed to chart.

The UK single cover features a photograph of Mackay, Ferry, Eno, Thompson and Manzanera, all posed with guitars.

The German synthpop band Alphaville recorded a cover version of "Do the Strand" for their 2003 album CrazyShow.