The album is most notable for the group's two biggest hits: "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" and "Move Your Body," which topped the charts worldwide in 2000.

'"[10] "Living in a Bubble"'s message is making sure what's real in "a place of lies and hype";[9] specifically, according to Jey, it is about how celebrities have people they encounter be unusually "friendly and openhearted right away" when popular, only for that to change when their fame decreases.

[5][7][6] Reviews from The Plain Dealer and Rolling Stone also appreciated its rejection of intellectual pretentiousness common in electronic music.

[6][14] On the other hand, the album was criticized for a lack of differentiation (in composition and production techniques) between songs,[4][5] with Jose F. Promis writing its best moments came when it combined its template with different genres.

In February 2000, the album was certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of two million copies in the US.