The song was released on June 24, 2024, through Epitaph Records, as the lead single from his fourth studio album Manning Fireworks.
"[3][4] In a press release, the song is described as a "half-sneering portrait of a middle-aged man cheating his way through a midlife crisis, at least until he gets caught and blasts Clapton in a rented Ferrari en route to Vegas.
[7] The song's music video is set at a talent show and was directed by Clay Tatum and Whitmer Thomas.
The song's release was met with excitement and several viral "dudes rock" memes;[9] one asked, in the style of an op-ed, "Is the Cure to Male Loneliness MJ Lenderman?
"[10] Lindsay Zoladz of The New York Times remarked that it "expertly blends pathos and bleak humor [...] Lenderman somehow turns this chronicle of almost achingly banal male behavior into a bona fide anthem, complete with a fist-pumping chorus and a killer guitar solo.