Among direct influences on the album, Pink cited the Mothers of Invention, the Cure, and Todd Rundgren.

[6] The songs "Jell-O," "Plastic Raincoats In The Pig Parade", "Sexual Athletics", "Exile On Frog Street", and "Nude Beach A Go-Go" were co-written by Kim Fowley, from his hospital bed for Pink to perform.

[8] The track "Nude Beach a Go-Go" was also recorded by American rapper Azealia Banks.

This version of the song, produced by Pink, appears on Banks' debut album Broke With Expensive Taste (2014).

[10] The music videos for the tracks "Picture Me Gone" and "Dayzed Inn Daydreams", both directed by Grant Singer, were released on November 4, 2014 and January 26, 2015, respectively.

"[13] Shortly before the album's release, Pink reported to the online journal Faster Louder that "Interscope are calling me to help write Madonna's record.

"[21] Paste critic Philip Cosores described the album as "probably the most accessible, easy-on-the-ear and enjoyable music of his career, without any asterisks.

"[26] AllMusic critic Heather Phares thought that "the way Pink zigs and zags on Pom Pom can be dazzling or confusing depending on listeners' patience," further adding that "in its own way it's one of the best representations of what makes his music fascinating and occasionally frustrating.

"[30] Giuseppe Zevolli of Drowned in Sound wrote: "It is very easy to get lost in this record, but there is a miraculous balance that holds everything together.