The song's B-side, "Passenger List for Doomed Flight #1721", was subject to controversy upon its release, due to its lyrics' criticism of a number of prominent social figures.

The song's introduction samples an audio clip from the American cable barker channel, Sneak Prevue.

CMJ New Music Monthly, in their review of the song's parent album, described the track as "entertaining" but "ham-fisted.

"[1] Rolling Stone, although highly critical of the song's parent album, praised the lyric "you can buy your friends but I'll hate you for free.

[7] The B-side, "Passenger List for Doomed Flight #1721", was extremely controversial upon its release due to its subject matter: it called out, by name, a number of public figures (real and fictitious) of whom the group disapproved.