Williams sarcastically quips that when the smoker eventually dies from the effects of the addiction, they will tell Saint Peter that they need one more smoke before going through the golden gate.

(That Cigarette)" was produced by Lee Gillette, and featured Johnny Weis, electric lead guitar; Eugene "Smokey" Rogers, acoustic rhythm guitar, harmony vocal; Earl "Joaquin" Murphey, steel guitar; Manny Klein, trumpet; Paul "Spike" Featherstone, harp; Andrew "Cactus" Soldi, Harry Sims, Rex Call, fiddles; Ossie Godson, piano; Deuce Spriggens, bass fiddle, harmony vocal; Milton "Muddy" Berry, drums; and Larry "Pedro" DePaul, accordion.

Williams made a stereophonic re-recording of the song for Capitol in 1960 on the album, Smoke!

[7] It has also been covered by Johnny Bond & His Red River Valley Boys in 1947, and by Sammy Davis Jr., who hit # 89 on the Country Charts in 1982,[8] Willie Nelson, Dennis Weaver, Michael Nesmith, Hank Thompson, Jimmy Dean, Commander Cody (Billboard #94 in 1973), Asleep at the Wheel, Doc Watson and others.

[10] In France, Eddy Mitchell also recorded a French version of the song, on his album Rocking in Nashville (1974) : Fume cette cigarette.