"Getting Out of Hand", written by Peterson and sung by Hoffs, was released as the Bangs' debut single on their own label DownKiddie Records, and distributed locally around Los Angeles in 1981.

In December 1981, Bingenheimer started playing the single, resulting in an increase of the audience on the band's live shows.

A group photograph on the back of this reissued single showed Bangles' bass player Annette Zilinskas, who had recently joined the band, although she did not play on the record.

"Getting Out of Hand" was not a commercial success and did not hit the charts, but it did gain the attention of music executive Miles Copeland, who signed the band to his label Faulty Products.

"Getting Out of Hand" and "Call On Me" were never included on any Bangles studio album, and with the band shifting their sound as the 1980s progressed, the record fell into relative obscurity.