In the ballot of the Society of Croatian Film Critics, "He Who Sings Means No Harm" was pronounced the best Croatian film of all time.
The courtyard scenes were shot in the house at 11 Basaricekova Street, in the Upper Town, Zagreb. The tavern "K Znidarsicu" ("At Znidarsic' Place") was inspired by the legendary old-Zagreb tavern "Pod starim krovovima", located in the neighboring house at 9 Basaricekova Street.
The film was voted the best Croatian film by Croatian film critics in the article in Slobodna Dalmacija on the 28th November 1999.