The song remains Coppola's only solo top-40 hit in each of the countries, making her a one-hit-wonder (though she later re-appeared on the UK Singles Chart as part of the R&B-pop duo Little Jackie).

The song's success is largely credited to its music video, which depicted Coppola as a waitress at a diner, daydreaming about life as a cowgirl, alien, and rock star.

[9] Larry Flick, writing for Billboard, gave the song a positive review upon its release, describing it as "quirky and rife with novelty value" and also praising the chorus's memorability.

"[6] British magazine Music Week gave it four out of five, complimenting the song as a "slightly fey but genuinely catchy debut.

"[11] An editor, Alan Jones, added, "Attractively anchoring a lyrically and melodically unusual track to a sample from Donovan's seminal Sixties hit "Sunshine Superman", it presents Coppola as a less rocky Sheryl Crow, setting her voice against an instrumental track that is by turns influenced by hip hop and early Seventies acts like It's a Beautiful Day.

"[12] Ann Powers, writing for The New York Times, deemed the song "a sunny declaration of sexual independence that the Spice Girls would admire.

Moments in Rap and Country's Uncomfortable History," reflecting that "the Lilith-era '90s fostered a slew of quirky yet radio-ready woman-power anthems, and Imani Coppola's whiskey-swilling midnight marauder was one of the best.

[17] The video depicts Coppola as a waitress at a diner, daydreaming about life as a biker chick and '60s singer and dancing on a counter.

It remained Coppola's sole appearance on the Hot 100 until 2001, when she re-appeared alongside fellow one-hit wonders the Baha Men with "You All Dat," which achieved a peak of number 94 on the chart.

[36] The single placed at number 76 on Australia's Triple J Hottest 100 songs of 1997,[37] making Coppola one of only four solo female artists to appear on the listing that year.

[2][40] However, Coppola achieved some success in 2008 with programmer Adam Pallin, as the pop/R&B duo Little Jackie, whose single "The World Should Revolve Around Me" was a top 40 hit in the United Kingdom and Ireland.