Its best showing in the United States was on the Modern Rock Chart, where it reached No.

[2] In addition, Martin Blunt has described Jon Baker's guitar part as resembling that of the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On".

Blunt has said that the breakdown to his bass part after the second verse was influenced by funk and Stax Records' southern soul sound.

[3] The song was included as a track on the influential compilation album Happy Daze.

Tim Burgess, in his memoir Telling Stories, says the single went on to sell 250,000 copies.