The lyrics address the narrator's frustration at constant rejection as he attempts several different tactics to seduce a woman and sleep with her.

When asked during an interview whether the song had a deeper meaning, Nick Cave replied "no, it's just about not getting any pussy when I grew my mustache.

"[citation needed] The single's b-side, "Chain of Flowers", was first available on the leaked version of the album from 2006, yet it failed to make the final track list.

[citation needed] The song, alike the album itself, received very positive reviews, with BBC Music describing it as:[1] a fierce dirge about getting no loving from some frigid Chihuahua-toting starlet - despite Cave's best entreaties: 'I read her Eliot, I read her Yeats, I tried my best to stay up late, I fixed the hinges on her gate, but still she just never wanted to...'During an appearance on the late-night talk/variety show Late Night with Conan O'Brien on 5 October 2007 Snoop Dogg said that he is a fan of the song, noting he is a fan of a song on Nick Cave's album, Grinderman, however "I can't say the name on the air."

It features the band performing the song at a house party and other shots of the Grinderman monkey, animals mating and a couple having sex.