In an interview with Billboard, front man Adam Paskowitz explained that the band has "played every crap hole that would have us, so we've developed every possible sound ...

[4] Michael Roffman of Consequence of Sound referred to the song as a "slice of dreamy alternative," complimenting its appearance on the Disturbing Behavior soundtrack.

[5] While ranking 88 of the best alternative rock songs of 1998, Spin placed "Got You (Where I Want You)" at number 28, praising the "rap-reggae breakdown that’s straight out of Pacific Sunwear".

[6] In a critical review, Larry Flick of Billboard commented: "[T]he minimalism [of the song's opening] quickly gives way to expected pop-rock, overproduced devices that culminate in metal-band vocalizing that's almost as cheesy as the chorus lyrics: 'Got you (where I want you).

'"[7] In the United States, "Got You (Where I Want You)" debuted at number six on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart for the issue dated December 5, 1998.

Once the second verse begins, the video alternates between shots of a group of teenagers running to the top of the cliff and The Flys continuing to perform.

[5] As the bridge and final chorus begins, a supercut of more scenes from Disturbing Behavior are shown, with the band themselves then jumping off the edge of the cliff into the water.

A version of the video without scenes from Disturbing Behavior also exists; shots of the band performing the song are replaced by clips from the film as described above.