This led British musician Mary Spender to record an entire predictive version of the song the next day and release it on her YouTube channel, leading to international coverage.
"[6] In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Mayer explained the reason of the song '80s elements: "I asked myself, 'What music makes me feel like everything's going to be OK?
"[7] Rob Costa of Music talkers described the intro features "an 80's style synth Steve Winwood would be proud of, and conga drums mixed into the production, which is reminiscent of Toto’s mega 80s hit, 'Africa.
'"[8] An accompanying "80s vibe" music video was released on June 4, 2021, directed Cameron Duddy and Harper Smith.
[9] The video shows Mayer, Morris and the band "recording their live performance of the song" at Union Station, located in Los Angeles, California.