It was originally supposed to be just a filler, as the number of tracks recorded at that stage was deemed insufficient to fill a complete album.
According to Remu Aaltonen, both the music and the words were the result of improvisation, when producer Richard Stanley [fi] wanted the band to come up with one more song.
[1] However, according to Stanley, the band had been playing the song live already during the previous summer, months before the recording sessions in Stockholm.
However, the other members of the band, as well as the producer, thought that the delivery was strong, and decided to stick to those words, despite opposition from Aaltonen.
[1] The rhythm guitar the vocal harmonies of the middle eight were overdubbed, otherwise the song was recorded in one take.