Cerys Matthews and the band were extremely pleased with the final product, calling it a "better song" than "All Around the World" by Oasis, the single's main competitor at the time. Matthews later said that the lyrics for "Mulder and Scully" were "good, top to bottom". Catatonia later released the song as part of their 2002 greatest hits album, And the song was later included on various Britpop compilations, including the "Common People: The Britpop Story" album, and the "100 Hits of the 90s" album, released by the BBC.