[1] The original free online version was sung by Yang's friend Wang Qiwen.
[2] "Mice Love Rice," was one of the first notable download hits in China, at the same period as "Lilac Flower" by Tang Lei and "The Pig" by Xiangxiang.
[3] "Mice Love Rice" became a hit in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam.
There is also an unofficial "sequel" to the song, "The Mice No Longer Love Rice" (老鼠不再爱大米) written by Chen Yipeng.
"Mice Love Rice" has also inspired other songs throughout the world including Sarang Haeyo (사랑해요, "I Love You") by Korean singer Lee So-Eun, Nezumi wa Kome ga Suki (ねずみは米がすき, "Mice Love Rice") by Japanese artist Karen Miyama, two Khmer versions by Cambodian singers Chhet Sovan Panha and Preap Sovath, "Cos I Love You" by the Australian boy band North, and Chuột yêu gạo by Vietnamese singer Thanh Thảo.