According to a number of news sites (including BBC News), Virtual Insanity finished at number 9 in the MTV "Top 100 Videos That Broke The Rules" countdown.  The countdown is of clips that "epitomize the various risk taking MTV generations as we highlight the videos that made Music Television an irresistible media force".

The 100 Videos That Broke The Rules, which celebrates 25 years of MTV premieres on MTV UK on Tuesday 1 August at 3:30pm.