It was released in October 1992 as the first single from his album A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love).

[3] The song is an R&B-inspired tune that Jackson and Travis wrote while on tour together in 1991.

[1] Leeann Ward of Country Universe gave the song an A grade," saying that it "showcases production that still sounds vibrant almost twenty years later" and the song has "steel guitar and honky tonk piano aplenty."

and that the song's "concept is accentuated by its clever title and Jackson’s amusingly mournful delivery, including a pitiful 'yee haw' that ends up sounding more funny than sad, which ultimately describes the song as a whole, despite the theme of lost love.

Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 24, 1992.