[3] Benassi stated that the inspiration for “Satisfaction” came from his personal experiences as a DJ and the desire to create a track that would connect with people on a deeper level.

It was made to raise awareness of the gender pay gap by showing the scantily clad women still working the same jobs at 60–70 years of age.

[10] Wearing just their uniform caps and ties, belts worn around their shoulders, underwear (with the crotches stuffed) and black boots, the cadets twerked, gyrated suggestively, performed maintenance tasks and cleanup in a fashion similar to the video as the cameraman moved from one to the other in their dormitory.

[13] While some prominent Russian commentators expressed similar outrage on government-run television channels, many more sympathized with the cadets, and made videos of their own in support of them.

Most were from other groups of students at trade schools for farmers, construction workers and emergency services, but the Russian women's biathlon team also made one.

A Ukrainian swim club filmed part of its video underwater, and a group of retired women living in a St. Petersburg communal apartment contributed their own.

Russian American journalist Masha Gessen wrote in The New Yorker that the videos were an unexpected and widespread protest against the state's anti-LGBT policies.

"[12] "Satisfaction" is credited for playing a pivotal role in shaping the electronic music scene and solidifying Benny Benassi's status as a leading figure in the genre.

The song's success opened doors for both Benassi and the genre as a whole, bringing electronic music further into the mainstream and gaining recognition from a broader audience.