The song was written and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory for the duo's debut album Felt Mountain (2000).

Although the song did not appear on the UK Singles Chart initially, it reached number 29 on the UK Indie Chart and found minor success in the Netherlands, debuting and peaking at number 94 in January 2001.

Alison Goldfrapp stated that the song deals with genetic engineering, which she compares to fascism.

"Utopia (Genetically Enriched)" is a remix of a song that was written and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory for the duo's debut album Felt Mountain (2000).

"Utopia (Genetically Enriched)" became Goldfrapp's first song to chart in their native United Kingdom.