[8] The song also shares some similarities to "I'm Not in Love" by 10cc, due to the keyboard and background vocal tape loops Joel and Ramone used.

He noted that during performances of the song around the time of his first divorce, his drummer Liberty DeVitto would jokingly parody the lyrics in the chorus as "She got the house.

3, and Joel performed a shorter version of the song as the musical guest that day on Saturday Night Live (along with "Only the Good Die Young").

The saxophone solo is played by Phil Woods, a well-known jazz performer and Grammy award winner.

Woods' performance on the song exposed him to a wider audience and introduced his music to rock fans.