The song resurged in popularity in 1999 when it was sampled by American rapper Eminem on his breakthrough hit "My Name Is", leading to its release as a single in 2003.

As with the other tracks on Remember My Song, "I Got The..." was written by Siffre and produced by Big Jim Sullivan and Derek Lawrence.

[1] The recording featured session musicians Chas Hodges on guitar and Dave Peacock on bass guitar, who later became notable in their own right as Chas & Dave.

Siffre, who is openly gay, said in an interview that he refused permission for the sample until the sexist and homophobic lyrics were removed from "My Name Is": "Dissing the victims of bigotry – women as bitches, homosexuals as faggots – is lazy writing.

[5] "I Got The..." was also sampled on P Diddy's "Bad Boy for Life" and Jay-Z's "Streets Is Watching" from his 1997 album In My Lifetime, Vol.