[1] The earlier version of the song was released on the Angular Records sampler in November 2003 and is featured on the compilation Art Brut Top of the Pops as "Formed a Band (Early Keith Top of the Pops Version).
[1] The song is featured on the 2006 EA Sports Video game, FIFA Street 2 as well as an episode of ITV's Lewis, the popular Inspector Morse spin off.
[3] In December 2009, NME listed "Formed a Band" as the 32nd best single of the decade.
In October 2011, NME placed it at number 102 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".
[4] In 2012, They Might Be Giants frontman John Flansburgh listed the song as one of his top 10 tracks – praising the "countless fanciful lyrical turns".