Written by band members Billy Gould and Roddy Bottum, the song describes an acquaintance of theirs from New York, and her circle of friends.

[2] Wallace had worked with the band on their 1985 début album We Care a Lot, and the earlier single "Quiet in Heaven"/"Song of Liberty".

[3] He recalled that the more experienced Berlin, having been a member of Los Lobos and primarily accustomed to music unlike Faith No More's, essentially "babysat" the band to ensure their recording budget was not wasted.

The song had existed in a "rough and ready" incarnation for several months before the recording sessions began, and had its composition completed in the studio.

[11] In a Faith No More discography retrospective, Louder Sound wrote that the song "really delivers", noting Mosley's "goofy, purposefully-underachieving vocals".