[2] The song was written by Phil Thornalley, who produced the track alongside Notodog, and Colin Campsie.

[3] "I Quit" was originally offered to Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia, who turned down the track.

[5] Critically, British trade paper Music Week compared the song's "angry" chorus to Alanis Morissette's music, noting the song's maturity and calling it "instantly catchy and hummable".

[8] In June 1999, Hepburn promoted the song by performing it live on music programme Top of the Pops.

[9] In the United States, TVT Records serviced "I Quit" to rock radio stations on 5 October 1999, but it did not experience success.