The song is based on Jack London's short story "Francis Spaight" and tells of a ship's crew that is lost at sea and forced into cannibalism to prevent starvation.
[citation needed] A cover version of the song, titled "Schtiel", was recorded as a tribute to Harley-Davidson by Till Lindemann and Richard Kruspe in 2003.
Till Lindemann and Richard Kruspe, vocalist and guitarist of German industrial metal band Rammstein, respectively, covered the song and released it as a single.
[citation needed] Other copies that weren't distributed via the Harley Party were given to winners of an online quiz hosted by the Russian computer monitor company RoverScan.
[citation needed] In recent years, the rarity of this single has attracted many bootleggers who have sold illegitimate copies of the CD on online marketplaces.