Songwriters Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett were commissioned by music publisher Cyril Simons to write three songs for the film The Young Ones.

"Outsider" was recorded, but it was decided not to be used in the film as "nobody was 100 per cent sold on it".

[2] Instead, it was included on Richard's fourth studio album 21 Today, released in October 1961.

[3][4] It was then released in India with the B-side a cover of the standard "Blue Moon", peaking at number 2 in March 1962.

[5] It was lastly released in Australia in November 1962 also with the B-side "Blue Moon", peaking at number 22 according David Kent's retrospective chart.