NME called it "more fun than watching a wombat in a washing machine"[2] and named it the 10th best album of the year.

This, along with Gaz Coombes and Goffey's bickering in the music press about the underlying meaning of lyrics to "Going Out", put strain on the recording process.

[6] It is speculated that Parlophone, the record label Supergrass were on, offered the band a sum of money to decide on a final name for the album, because they were taking too long to deliberate.

[9] Other suggestions considered for the title of the album included Hold on to the Handrail and Children of the Monkey Basket (which is now the name of the band's self-run website).

[6] "Richard III" and "Sun Hits the Sky" appear to end with snippets of other, unreleased songs, that play until fade out.