[2] "Steve McQueen" and "Revolution" were performed throughout NME 2007 Indie Rock Tour, with bootlegs of the track appearing on YouTube,[3] however after this for an undisclosed reason the release was scrapped.
[4] Not Accepted Anywhere was taken overseas to the United States, where it was promoted on the Vans Warped Tour, with "Steve McQueen" and "Revolution" subsequently being removed from the set list, up until Alex Pennie left the band on 18 September 2007.
[12] The song has been acoustically performed for The Daily Telegraph,[13] NME,[14] BBC Music[15] and The Fly,[16] whilst also appearing live from the band on MTV Rocks' Gonzo on Tour 2008,[17] Channel 4's T4 on the Beach 2008[18] and ITV's The Fashion Show.
The song was also used on the Channel 4 program 4music: V Festival 2008, Formula 1's official website for the highlight reel of the 2008 Italian Grand Prix and the soundtrack of Colin McRae: Dirt 2.
[21] Fraser McAlpine of BBC Radio 1 chartblog gave the single 3/5 saying; "a muscular reworking of the band's trademark sound, only without the really trademark noise (Alex Pennies screams), which leaves them sounding a bit like just another rock band, but a million per cent less irritating than they used to"[22] Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy wrote "With a beefed-up arsenal of guitars and a snarling, infectious chorus, 'Steve McQueen' is a brilliant slice of old fashioned rawk" giving it 4/5[23] Nicole Kenny of Manchester Evening News also gave the single 4/5 "In a nutshell Steve McQueen is a raucous rock song with a very addictive chorus that will get you singing along on the first hear of it"[24] Sean Smith and James Davies of The Blackout praised the band in Rock Sound, saying "I like it, they've grown up.