Written by Jerry Corbetta, J.C. Phillips and David Riordan,[2] it was featured on the band's debut album, Sugarloaf and was their first single.

The original single release (LB-2860-S) was a 5:58 version with no edits but an early fadeout, almost immediately after the last verse.

[6] When "Green-Eyed Lady" started climbing the charts, the recording was reworked one last time to include a shortened piece of the organ/guitar break on a single (LB-2860-S-RE) that has become the common 3:33 version used by radio stations today.

[7] Aside from other minor edits, the two shorter tracks begin with the opening's third bar and also end with early fadeouts.

[citation needed] The song is featured in the 1997 comedy film Home Alone 3, starring Alex D. Linz and Rya Kihlstedt.