[1] The range, volume and repeated interval jumps make it a particularly demanding solo, especially for a younger voice.
"Annie" took until 1976 to reach Broadway[2] and during that time Strouse reworked "Replay" again for possible use in what became "Charlie and Algernon", a musical version of Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon with book by playwright David Rogers although it was not ultimately used.
Its lyrics are repeated as a personal motto by the character of Annie in Thomas Meehan's 1980 novelisation.
It was the entry and concluding credits score for the 1982 film adaptation; an a capella version of the song was performed by Aileen Quinn as Annie during the scene at the White House where Annie and Warbucks meet Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The song pronounces an optimistic view of life through its main themes and the phrases 'hang on until tomorrow' and 'when I'm stuck with a day that's gray and lonely, I just stick out my chin and grin [and say]'.