As a result, Creation Records decided not to release another single from Going Blank Again, ceasing promotion of the album in the United Kingdom.
The song is led by Gardener, but Andy Bell sings the line "look at Twisterella, she hasn't got a fella", taken from the movie, over the outro.
9 in the United Kingdom despite its unconventional length and song structure, Ride believed that it would be "Twisterella" that would take them to even greater commercial heights.
[9] The band expected the song to place on the BBC Radio 1 national playlist, but it did not, and Newton recalled having to dial in 180 separate times to request it as the Simon Mayo Breakfast Show record of the week.
[2] Creation Records decided against releasing a third single from the album because "Twisterella" disappointed on the charts, and the label stopped promoting Going Blank Again in the United Kingdom.