Lead singer Fee Waybill sketched out a storyline based on his favorite book, Being There by Jerzy Kosinski.

The cover of Remote Control depicts a baby watching the popular game show Hollywood Squares in a specially made "Vidi-Trainer".

"[6] Smash Hits said the album was, "clever and attractive, good songs and production, and enough energy to shrivel any heavy metal band.

[8] All songs written by Bill Spooner, Roger Steen, Prairie Prince, Vince Welnick, Michael Cotten, Rick Anderson, and Fee Waybill.

In April 2013, Iconoclassic reissued Remote Control in full with bonus tracks, and an expansive booklet including comments from Fee Waybill, Michael Cotten and Bill Spooner.