[1] In an interview on Zach Sang Show, Jack Met mentions that the song had six different choruses written for it over the instrumental's lifetime, but were unable to find one that fit.

[3] AJR planned on releasing "World's Smallest Violin" as a single in June 2020, but opted not to out of respect to the Black Lives Matter movement.

[8] The bridge of the song features "instrumoprhing", a transition from one instrument into another produced in a way to make it morph rather than cut, with "Bummerland" using a voice, trumpet, guitar, and violin.

[10] The video begins with lead singer Jack Met sitting atop the Shorecrest Bed and Breakfast and later cuts to various shots of AJR performing the song in matching costumes.

[18] AJR performed at virtual concert festival SUNYFest as an opening act for Kesha on April 24, 2021, including the song in their setlist.