[5] In an interview with Philadelphia Weekly, Jackson recounted that it was difficult identifying "Funnel of Love" with a specific musical genre, stating that its style was not like that of a typical country or rock recording: "It wasn’t country, it wasn’t rock, but we knew it was a good song.

Also cut at the session was the eventual A-side to "Funnel of Love" entitled "Right or Wrong", as well as "Riot in Cell Block #9" and "Little Charm Bracelet".

[1] The song's guitar solo is performed by Roy Clark, who was a member of Jackson's band "The Party Timers" and would later have a successful country music career.

[2][7] The A-side became Jackson's second top-ten entry on the Billboard Hot Country and Western Sides chart, peaking at number nine.

[7] The song went unreleased on an album until Bear Family Records released the Jackson box set Right or Wrong in 1992.

Adam Gold of Rolling Stone called Jackson's song a "greasy classic"[9] and Tim Sendra of AllMusic explained that although "Funnel of Love" is not associated with the "girl group" sound of the 1960s, it "adds historical interest" and is "really quite good too".

In 2001, foreign music group Velvetone released a single version of "Funnel of Love", featuring Jackson herself.

[4] Jim Jarmusch used a version of the song, performed by his own band SQÜRL and featuring Madeline Follin of Cults on vocals, to open his 2013 film Only Lovers Left Alive.