It was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry in 2022 for sales and streams exceeding 400,000 units.

"Heavyweight Champion of the World" tells a story of not just under-achievers, but the majority who are trapped within repetitive lives, with the ironic hook "just be like everybody else".

Like the song, the book's main character is an under-achieving young boy growing up in Yorkshire.

The song has received rave reviews, and appeared as Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Record In The World Today', and is equally liked by Radio 1 DJs Nick Grimshaw and Greg James.

I coulda been somebody" spoken by Marlon Brando in the movie is closely paraphrased in the song's lyrics as "I could've been a contender/Could've been a someone.