The single release had a picture sleeve featuring a promotional still from the movie Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster.

[4] Despite failing to chart, the song received significant airplay on rock radio stations[5] and became a sleeper hit.

It has been covered by bands such as moe., Racer X, Fu Manchu, The Smashing Pumpkins, Sebastian Bach, Double Experience and Fighting Gravity.

Cash Box called it "a clever rocker tale of Godzilla...with a strong, catchy hook, excellent guitar and special effects.

In response to the song's absence from the 1998 Godzilla soundtrack, Blue Öyster Cult members Eric Bloom and Buck Dharma created their own parody called "NoZilla",[8] released only to radio stations.