[1] According to Slate, the song "began with a quote from LL Cool J's "I Need Love"", but due to clearance issues from Atlantic Records, "the line was removed before the show's transition to Broadway".
Hamilton remains in New York City working on passing his plan for the creation of a national bank, his wife leaving to go on vacation upstate without him.
[5] Musical director Alex Lacamoire noted that he used the cello to represent the character of Maria, and implements it in a "really snaky and sinister" fashion in this song.
"[2] The Huffington Post wrote that the song includes "classic dude logic: I was crazy tired, so I had to cheat on my wife".
[8] Monique Ocampo of Patheos praised the musical for not making Hamilton "Mister Perfect", noting that this song illustrates his "short-sightedness.