In 2012 it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 75,000 copies throughout Europe.

[2] Pascal Arbez said in an interview with MusicRadar that "I was only using a very basic and punk studio setup" for this album.

"Polkamatic" was composed as a lullaby for his first son, born during the making of the album.

For the track "Repair Machines", he was trying to emulate the style of Chris Korda's vocal sampling.

[4] The music review online magazine Pitchfork placed OK Cowboy at number 184 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.