 The song was also included on the 1986 compilation album "Misfits" (also known as "Collection I"), which would later be included in the 1996 boxed set "The Misfits".Aaron Lariviere of "Stereogum" ranked "Mommy, Can I Go Out & Kill Tonight" No.10 on his list of the 10 best Misfits songs, writing that the song's opening "leads into one of the best Misfits moments ever when the song lurches to a sudden stop.