The song was released as the first single from the Midnight Remember album on 4 June 2010 by Liberation Music in Australia and New Zealand.

The song was certified Platinum and later placed at number 2 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2010.

[2] At the AIR Awards of 2010, the song won Best Independent Single/EP.

[5][6] It was used as background music for Brisbane City Councils Public Transport 2019 advertisement.

In 2023, Vance Joy sang a cover of the song for the 50th anniversary of Mushroom Group.