Its use in Dumb and Dumber widened the song's popularity, and it peaked at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1995.

"[3][4] (Some radio stations aired an edited version of the song that obscured the word "bone".)

The song then appeared in the comedy film Dumb and Dumber and was released by RCA as the first single from the soundtrack.

Even if we didn't get to live out some sort of permanent rock 'n' roll dream, we got a nice ride.

In 2021, Deadeye Dick released a 2003 re-recording of "New Age Girl" after the original version of the song was made unavailable on streaming services, including Spotify and Apple Music, because of rights issues resulting from the 1999 bankruptcy of Ichiban Records.