[1] Silver was a fan of Doheny through his work as front man of Melbourne pop rock band Geisha, and introduced him to both Darren Sanicki and Josh Abrahams, who would end up writing and co-producing the song respectively.

[6] Costello himself was critical of Footy Show host Eddie McGuire's own ticket as part of the Australian Republic Movement, ultimately linking the phrase and the television program from which it was sourced.

In September 2017, media reports revealed that co-writer Sanicki—a lawyer himself—had issued a writ against the Nine Network seeking compensation for loss and damages for what he described as an "unauthorised use of the song".

[8] On 15 December 2017, almost three months after Nine's defence was submitted (which itself prompted a reply from Sanicki a fortnight later), Justice Bernard Murphy gave his final orders that the application for intellectual property infringement had been discontinued.

[11] In September 2010, Australian producer M-Phazes covered the song alongside Muph and Candice Monique for national radio station Triple J's Like a Version segment.