Philips started off the album with initial pressings of 100,000 copies, a record for Germany at the time.

Esther & Abi Ofarim performed the song on the television special Gala-Abend der Schallplatte 1967 (Gala Disk Evenings 1967), the first color telecast in Europe.

The song was written by Mason Williams, a writer for the American TV series The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.

Esther & Abi Ofarim first performed the song on the show in April 1967.

The single was released in February 1968 and soon reached the top 10 in numerous countries, including No.