[2] Produced by John Cornfield at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall, the album received mixed reviews from critics.

Writing for the album began when Matt Browne and Martyn Nelson formed King Adora in Birmingham, England in 1998.

[4] The surroundings at Sawmills proved to be a welcome change of pace for the band, finding inspiration from images on the walls of the studio's previous clients (The Stone Roses, Muse, The Verve) and putting on a Christmas party, which was featured in Melody Maker.

Cornfield recalled that the band were "pretty good at getting themselves vibed up, into it and going for it" and that he tried to push them into more of an "angry rock" direction, away from their glam roots.

Themes present on the album include sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, relationships, self-obsession, sleaze and anorexia.

[11] The band described Friday Night Explodes as being "a speed and alcohol fuelled celebration of excess, placing drugs on their rightful pedestal.

[12] The album received mixed reviews, the Southern Reporter commenting "how can you quibble at a band who expend more energy in 40 minutes than Pink Floyd did in a career?

[17] The NME's review was mixed, Steven Wells stating that "to send King Adora over the top with a record like this would be tantamount to murder".

[19] Allmusic gave the album 2.5/5, saying the band were "in danger of riding off into the sunset as the neo-glam indie equivalent of the Rutles".

The biggest headlining show of the tour came on 19 May, when demand forced the band's London gig to be moved from the Mean Fiddler to the Astoria.

[22] Setlists for the tour consisted of material from Vibrate You, with b-sides also receiving airplay, including Scream And Shout, Don't Trust The Ones You Love, Freak, Aceface and White Noise Babies.