Carter Bays and Craig Thomas were nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for writing the song.
[1] The song premiered on the 100th episode of How I Met Your Mother, "Girls Versus Suits" (season 5, episode 12) in a dream sequence where Harris' character, Barney Stinson, contemplates whether to keep his collection of suits or continue seeing the attractive bartender with whom he was about to hook up.
The episode premiered on January 11, 2010, with the single being released the following day.
The musical number featured 65 dancers and a 50-piece orchestra and was choreographed by Zach Woodlee (Glee).
[citation needed] In Canada, the song peaked at 76 on the Canadian Hot 100.