Weiss, "She worked herself into a frenzy and passed out. People are laughing in the background because she's wearing a bunny suit." All Hands on the Bad One reached number 177 on the US Billboard Top 200 chart, #12 on the Heatseekers Albums chart, and #5 on the KEXP Top 90.3 Album Chart for 2000. The band promoted the album with a tour across North America and England, featuring old and new songs. The band also did the set-up and sold merchandise themselves. As of August 2002, the album has sold 73,000 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan. As of February 2015, All Hands on the Bad One has sold 98,000 copies. The song "You're No Rock n' Roll Fun" was released as a single on the same day as the album, featuring an outtake, "Maraca", as the B-side. In the United Kingdom, the single was released by Matador Records in both vinyl and compact disc formats. The compact disc version includes a third song, "What If I Was Right", which is an outtake from the studio sessions for The Hot Rock that was previously released on Kill Rock Stars' Jackson's Jukebox compilation album. A music video was made for "You're No Rock n' Roll Fun" under the direction of Brett Vapnek, who previously worked on music videos by Helium and Cat Power. Critical reception All Hands on the Bad One received very positive reviews from critics. Pitchfork reviewer Brent DiCrescenzo described it as the band's most melodic, playful, sarcastic, and punchy album to date. Kat Iudicello, in her review for PopMatters, said that the album features "lovely harmonies, brilliant drum work, great punk rock guitar riffs, and super-smart lyrics." St. Petersburg Times writer Alan Rittner commented, "Sleater-Kinney's confidence and sense of freedom translate into the most relentless instrumental work of the band's career, with no loss in its peerless songcraft." Some critics also praised the album's consistency. According to Joshua Klein of The A.V. Club, "what makes All Hands On The Bad One so distinctive is Sleater-Kinney's dedication to craft as well as spontaneous passion: Song for song, this could be its best album." Further praise was given to Tucker's vocals. DiCrescenzo opined that "Corin reveals greater character depth than ever before" while Kitty Empire of NME commented that she "is Siouxsie on 'Youth Decay', a sassy Francophile lover on 'Milkshake n' Honey' and all West Coast