[5] Doc Cox signed with the British independent record label Beggars Banquet in 1978.

[4] The song did not receive airplay on national radio stations, and was banned by the BBC for its subject matter.

[7][8][9] However, it received popular attention after Johnny Rotten endorsed it as a "definite buy" in an issue of New Musical Express that he guest edited.

[5] It peaked at number 22 on 1 October 1978,[11] becoming Beggars Banquet's first UK Top 40 hit.

[14] The song has continued to be played into modern times; it has been used to clear the dance floor at nightclubs in Ibiza and Brighton.