The song was released in March 1976 as the lead single from the singer's second studio album, J.P.Y.

It peaked at number 2 on the Kent Music Report in Australia, remaining on the chart for 20 weeks.

[2] In 1998, the song was covered by Ratcat and John Paul Young for the Occasional Coarse Language soundtrack.

The song was inspired by a conversation with George Young and Harry Vanda in the Boomerang House elevator after a day in the studio.

The conversation involved George's general frustration with a song that he couldn't get to sound right.