it reached number 13 on the uk singles chart on 1 november 1997 which is his highest-charting single along with "temper temper" (featuring noel gallagher). the single is influenced by then-emerging speed garage and one of the first attempts to blend drum and bass with rap. it samples "this cut's got flavor" by latee and "i'm still #1" by boogie down productions and was itself sampled in "" by lootpack featuring quasimoto and "sound of the culture" by dj munja. "digital" received mixed reviews from music critics even those favourable of album like ryan schreiber from "pitchfork".