The song was originally released as the B-side to Diddley's "Say Bossman" and included on his self-titled debut album in 1958.

[4] Lead singer John Fogerty contributed both guitar and piano parts for the song.

Biographer Thomas M. Kitts commented on the song's lyrics: The singer tries to deflect criticism off himself and back to his lover ...

[5] It was used as the B-side for his best-selling single "Pretending" and reached number nine on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1990.

[5] Another acoustic version outtake, recorded during the sessions for Backless (1978), is included as the opening track on the Clapton compilation Blues (1999).