It was uploaded onto YouTube on September 16, 2014, and had over 22 million views as of January 22, 2020[update].

The song was created as a promo for the duo's TV show "I Kveld Med Ylvis".

The brothers Vegard and Bård Ylvisåker, members of the Norwegian comedy group Ylvis, produced the song and music video "Trucker's Hitch" to promote the 4th season of their TV show I kveld med Ylvis on TVNorge.

Ylvis' first live performance of "Trucker's Hitch" was during their appearance on the Skavlan talk show in Sweden on 19 September 2014.

[2] The song was later performed live during concerts given in 2015 in Norway and Sweden as a part of duo's The Expensive Jacket Tour.