It was also released as a single and reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two consecutive weeks ending August 27 and September 3, 1977,[1] becoming the band's highest-charting hit.

[2] The song was written by Graham Nash about leaving loved ones behind before going on a concert tour.

It was written in Hawaii in about 20 minutes at the piano while Nash and Leslie Morris were staying with a friend, later revealed to be a rather "low-level drug dealer".

[3] In a February 25, 2016, interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Nash stated that he still has that $500.

[4] Cash Box said that "an unmistakable vocal blend and Stephen Stills' smooth electric guitar licks are here" and called the melody "gentle.