It was their first full-length album to be put into wide release and was apparently[clarification needed] very popular in Los Angeles and New York.

Wacko Magneto's debut encountered many setbacks; the most well-known was when Natalie Imbruglia covered the band's signature song "Torn".

It was released while Ednaswap's label, Island, was going through a troubled time, reorganizing staff and cutting artists that weren't considered successful enough.

[2] One video for the album was filmed, "Clown Show", and played on MTV's 120 Minutes for its debut.

Copies of this album were originally released with a ball bearing in the jewel case, to emphasize the 'pinball' motif artwork.