"[citation needed] For their third album, A Worm's Life, Crash Test Dummies were given a lot of creative freedom, thanks to the success of God Shuffled His Feet.

He began writing an album inspired by soul and hip-hop beats, and recorded some vocal parts in falsetto for the first time.

[4][5] The band's keyboardist Ellen Reid is featured on lead vocals on several tracks, including the album's second single, "Get You in the Morning".

Allmusic writer Paul Pearson gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and states that "Give Yourself a Hand redefines the Dummies sound with lightly applied techno strokes, not far off from Everything but the Girl's classic Walking Wounded.

Some textures here are stunning, with electric piano flourishes and hip-hop drumbeat samples that sound tunefully great.