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Weezer recorded a live demo during ''[[Blue Album]]'' pre-production session and later, in [[1996]], a studio version during the ''[[Pinkerton]]'' sessions.  Along with "[[I Swear It's True]]", the song was designated for release on a retail "[[Pink Triangle]]" CD single that, unfortunately, never happened.

Prior to the release of Pinkerton: Deluxe Edition, the song remained unheard by most fans, known only from sheet music Rivers posted on his MySpace.  The song was performed live a handful of times very early on in the band's career, but a bootleg has yet to surface.  One such occasion was at a Chicago club show at the Metro in either [[1994]] or [[1995]]. It is often considered to be one of Weezer's 'holy grails' of unreleased songs.  On [[November 25]], [[2008]], at a hootenanny with Rivers on the eve of ''[[Alone II]]'''s release, the song was attempted, but aborted due to most fans at the event being unfamiliar with the song.  Rivers did, however, perform a full a capella version to please the crowd.

The song was given out by Rivers for free on Weezer.com October 19, 2010 at 10:53 am.  The fan response was highly positive since they'd been waiting to hear it for such a long time. The song was finally released on Nov. 2nd, 2010,on the Deluxe re-release of the band's 1996 album, Pinkerton.