[1] It was recorded by Bareilles for her fifth studio album, What's Inside: Songs from Waitress (2015), and was released to digital retailers as its lead single on September 25, 2015.

[3] The song was also featured as a bonus track on country singer Jennifer Nettles' Broadway album Always Like New ahead of her taking over the role of Jenna from Bareilles in October 2021.

[9] Bareilles explained the story behind this song during a Reddit AMA: "I wrote it for the scene in the movie where the lead character, Jenna, feels like she's lost all hope of saving herself from her terrible situation, and she's reflecting on who she thought she would have become.

"[10] Jesse Green, the co-chief theater critic for the Times, reflects that "the emotional content has a classic arc from sadness and self-criticism to acceptance and triumph.

[11] The song was once again performed as a duet with Canadian singer Rufus Wainwright during the holiday special Sara Bareilles: New Year’s Eve with the National Symphony Orchestra & Friends, which aired on PBS stations in the United States on December 31, 2024.