- Creator Backlash: Steve Albini was dismissive of the album in an interview with a fanzine, calling it "a patchwork pinch loaf from a band who at their top dollar best are blandly entertaining college rock." Albini said in a later interview that he regretted making those comments.
- Real Life Writes the Plot: "Where Is My Mind?" was inspired by Francis' experiences scuba diving in the Caribbean.Francis: [I had] this very small fish trying to chase me. I don't know why—I don't know too much about fish behavior.
- Referenced by...:
- David Bowie covered "Cactus" on his album Heathen (2002).
- OK Go's legendary viral hit "Here It Goes Again" name-drops the album in its first verse.
"Throw on your clothes, the second side of Surfer Rosa
And you leave me with my jaw on the floor"
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