[2] The song was released in March 1985, and reached #2 on the Australian music charts.
[5][6] The title of the first of Freud's autobiographical books I Am the Voice Left From Drinking is from lyrics in the song.
[6] In the promotional video, James Freud is seen in a bar behaving all drunk with his bandmates and is, in some black and white scenes, shown driving an army jeep while pointing a gun at his head.
[7] In November 2010, James Freud actually committed suicide, but it has not been disclosed how he died.
The song and general mood of the video matched James' own personal demons.