The album was named after the street in the Dutch city of Hoorn where lead singer Jacco de Greeuw [nl] lived at the time.

[1][2] In 2009, the band received a gold record for Pergola.

It had been sold over 30.000 times by that point, making it the band's best selling album.

[3] The album has been described as "being part of the canon of Dutch pop music".

[4] De Greeuw wrote the album while battling depression and grief over the death of his father.