The single is a satirical commentary on Australian sports commentator Bruce McAvaney.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001, the single was nominated for Best Comedy Release, losing to Whatever by Guido Hatzis.

Birmingham pre-recorded these one-liners in the cupboard of the hotel room he stayed at while working on the show.

[3] At the completion of the Olympics, Birmingham linked all the Bruce impersonations with background music to create "Bruce 2000", telling people it was a "great way to remember the Sydney Olympics in less than 4 and a half minutes".

[4] A music video, running for three minutes and forty-two seconds is composed of footage from Seven's coverage of the 2000 Sydney Olympics.