[2] Ben Folds has stated: [Uncle Walter] was actually based on this woman, the mother of this guy I played in a garage band with, and she was a total absolute drunk.

Uncle Walter had a great log cabin in the mountains of Virginia with an awesome large creek running beside it.

[5] Released in 1996 to radio programmers in the United States to promote the song and the album Ben Folds Five.

The other tracks were recorded live on August 12, 1995, at Ziggy's in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, by John Alagia and Doug Derryberry.

The other tracks were recorded live on August 12, 1995, at Ziggy's in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, by John Alagia and Doug Derryberry.