Other incursions are Japanese traditional music ("Magic (Asadoya Yunta)"), reggae ("Background Melody (The Only One)"), jazz ("Desire Brings Me Back", "Songs of Love (For Richard)") and rap ("Shakedown").

The album was released with various bonus tracks in some territories, while the US edition included the music video for the single "Good Boys".

[16] Critics highlighted the band's songwriting and soundcrafting ("a pop masterclass", Uncut), as well as the maturity in which they experiment with different genres as "they never pretend they’re something they’re not, such as young" (Blender).

Following its release in 2003, Blondie embarked into a two-year long international world tour, playing more than 160 gigs in Europe, Asia, the three Americas and Oceania.

Despite the relative success of the "Good Boys" single, the album performed poorly, peaking at #36 in the UK and #160 in the United States.