The Last Dinner Party quickly rose through the London live scene, receiving support slots for the Rolling Stones and Nick Cave before releasing any music.

[4] The Times described the song as a "thrilling rock, pop rush that sounded like ABBA or Sparks with a guitar solo by Brian May".

[5] The Line of Best Fit described it as containing "ornate art-pop melodies", "a sweeping Siouxsie-style chorus" and an "aesthetic of maximalism, grandeur, and joyful campy excess.

[7] Morris expressed frustration with the censored lyric, telling Variety in an interview, "There's no good word to fit in there ... because there's something so powerful about a woman saying 'I will fuck you,' about being active rather than passive in sex.

"[8] The song debuted on the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay chart in the United States for the week ending in July 1.

[2][13] Most of the video was shot at Joldwynds, a 1930's Grade II listed modernist art deco house designed by Oliver Hill for the 1st Baron Greene.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor performed a "faithful and energetic" cover of "Nothing Matters" in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge on 20 February 2024.