Hugely popular as an album track, it was never released as a single in the United Kingdom because the song was considered "too gay" and "too camp",[1] but charted at number 152 on the basis of import sales.

The lack of a single release for the track in the United Kingdom caused controversy among fans there, sparking protests outside her UK record company lobbying for this to happen.

Arguably one of the best disco records since the '70s.”[7][8] Nick Levine from Digital Spy said if the song "doesn't put a smile on your face you need a new shrink".

[citation needed] The video begins with visual references to “Suspended in Time” by Olivia Newton-John, and the 1980 film Xanadu, and pays homage to the discothèques of the 1970s.

Throughout the video, the Minogue clones wear a variety of costumes, such as an Uncle Sam, stars and stripes, American-inspired outfit accessorised with a black leather cane and whip.

An alternate video was filmed and released to the German market, featuring clips of Minogue against a backdrop of balloons and gold streamers while wearing a black-and-gold "Your Disco Needs You" T-shirt, as seen on the CD single's front cover.