After debuting in 1992 with the EPs Mondo Akimbo a-Go-Go and Don't Be Happy... Just Worry, the Wildhearts released their full-length debut Earth vs the Wildhearts in 1993 on East West and Bronze Records, reaching number 46 on the UK Albums Chart.

[1] The album was reissued in 1994 with the addition of "Caffeine Bomb", the band's first UK Singles Chart top 40 release.

[1][2] The same year, the group reached the UK Singles Chart top 20 for the third and final time with "Stormy in the North, Karma in the South".

[1] 21st Century Love Songs, released in 2021, gave the group their second UK top 10 album when it peaked at number 9.

[1] All three aforementioned releases reached the top ten in Scotland, with 21st Century Love Songs peaking at number 2.