 For live performances, the explosion was reproduced by kicking a reverb unit.Music critic Robert Christgau called the song "a perfect rocker".Described as garage rock and proto-punk, the song was later covered by numerous bands, most notably the Ramones, Alice Cooper, The Electric Prunes, Billy Bragg, The Sidewinders, The Fuzztones, and Rush, as well as a re-recording by Lee himself.