[2] The release date for "You Caught Me Out" was changed multiple times and the song underwent various mixes, with earlier ones being deemed unsatisfactory by Stiff and subsequently rejected.

"[1] When "You Caught Me Out" was intended for release during October 1979, it was included as one of a number of singles which Stiff were set to push that Autumn under a new sales representation deal with Virgin.

[10] In September 2023, it was announced that "You Caught Me Out" would be released by Universal Music Recordings as a limited edition seven-inch single on 27 October 2023, alongside a new 161-track collection See That Girl.

The single sleeve features a previously unpublished photograph of MacColl with Simon Crowe and Pete Briquette, taken by Adrian Boot.

[11] In 2006, John C. Hughes of Popdose noted the "driving, punky feel" of MacColl's version, in comparison to Ullman's, which he considered "even more hyper", with "the organ higher in the mix, the beat more insistent [and] the vocals more histrionic".