The chorus of the song is a based on a viral video on TikTok made by Erynn Chambers, intended to satirize country music.
[1][4] Birge later told NPR that "if you do something that catches fire on TikTok, you can get in front of a million people instantly, and so that kind of piqued my interest.
[1] Birge never intended to write a full song with the chorus, but he decided to do so after being inundated with requests from viewers.
Taste Of Country praised Birge as "the kind of guy capable of softly defending his chosen music and profession" through his initial response to Chambers' video.
[1] NPR complimented Birge's ability to turn Chambers' joke into a "genuinely sweet ballad".