[3][2] The lyrics describe the good and evil elements within a single character, reminiscent of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

[2] Atkins laments this decision, stating that although its horror film imagery was not ideal for a single, it was far better than "Call Me Lightning.

"[2] He considers it one of Entwistle's best songs, saying that the "music and performance combine to create a perfectly chilling horror-comic Gothic mood piece.

"[3] Cash Box called "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" a "psychedelified throbber on the lid that could attract added attention.

Kit Lambert had the idea of making a kids' album composed entirely of songs like these, but it never saw the light of day.