[1] The song is a tribute to Maxine Barker, a long-time friend of the band who had been responsible for first introducing Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford in the early 1970s and who died of leukemia in 1992.

"[2] Tilbrook incorporated a guitar solo in the song that he wrote when he and Difford met in 1973.

[3] Both songwriters have stated multiple times that it is their favorite Squeeze song.

The song shares some unusual chord changes with Roxy Music's mid-1970s hit, "Both Ends Burning".

Tilbrook later claimed that the guitar solo was inspired by Jimi Hendrix.