[3] Having suffered from low popularity and a lack of chart action in the UK since 1976, Slade's fortunes changed when they were offered a headlining slot at the Reading Festival in August 1980, following a late cancellation by Ozzy Osbourne.

[5] In a 1984 interview with Record Mirror, Lea spoke of the song: "The crowd were chanting this "woh oh oh oh oh" and there was a big argument going on in the dressing room.

In a 1981 fan club interview, drummer Don Powell spoke of the song's success: "The thing is we don't think of it as a comeback just because "We'll Bring the House Down" made the charts.

"[6][7] Later in March 1992, the band entered Rich Bitch Studios to record a new version of "We'll Bring the House Down".

[12] In the UK, the band performed the song on the music show Top of the Pops and ITV's Moondogs.

[13] BBC radio DJ/presenter Mike Read noted the band's "electrifying" performance with the song on Top of the Pops.

"[15] Paul Du Noyer of NME remarked it was "nice to see the up-turn in Slade's fortunes which followed Reading", but felt it was "a shame it's taken such a rotten, clumsy HM to do the trick".

"[16] In a retrospective review of the We'll Bring the House Down album, Geoff Ginsberg of AllMusic commented, "The title track is automatic.