[1] The song, which was written in only a few minutes, gained popularity after it was featured on The Howard Stern Show and circulated on the Internet.

The title track was featured on The Howard Stern Show, boosting its popularity, and was also widely shared on the file-sharing service Napster.

[2] All tracks are written by Joseph ForemanAfroman re-recorded the song in 2014, in the context of heightened debate around the legal status of cannabis in the United States, partnering with cannabis reform nonprofit Norml and Weedmaps, expressing a pro-legalization stance highlighting the purported economic and health potential of the drug.

[10][1][11] This version was published ahead of several ballot measures dealing with the legalization of recreational cannabis, use scheduled for 4 November of that year in the American states of Alaska, Oregon, and the District of Columbia.

[citation needed] BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles recorded a parody under the pseudonym "Afro-Blair" featuring Jon Culshaw and another impressionist singing in the guise of the serving Prime Minister Tony Blair, then Leader of the Opposition William Hague and former Prime Ministers John Major and Margaret Thatcher.

[15][better source needed] A parody was made about British politician Michael Gove after his scandal involving cocaine use.