Stevens wrote all the songs in Harold and Maude in 1970–1971, during the time he was writing and recording his Tea for the Tillerman album.
The song was finally released later on Stevens' 1984 album, Footsteps in the Dark: Greatest Hits, Vol.
It contained a 30-page oral history of the making of the film, the most extensive series of interviews yet conducted on Harold and Maude.
The song is featured in the TV shows My Name Is Earl and Ray Donovan.
It was featured as the 2nd song of Rodney Mullen's skateboarding part in the Plan B video, Questionable.