On Battle For The Sun the band use a number of new instruments. Drummer Steve Forrest told Clickmusic that he liked the way that the horns were used on this track. He explained: "That one, it becomes quite an 'All You Need is Love'-style Beatles-esque happy tune. It's executed very well. They are not so much underneath everything but they are not over the top either. So, there's good usage of a lot of horns, and there's also a piccolo trumpet and some flute on there."
This was the first Placebo album to feature Steve Forrest, who replaced their longtime drummer, Steve Hewitt, after he left over personal and musical differences following the release of Meds.
According to Placebo frontman Brian Molko, he originally wrote this for a UK campaign against drunk-driving, "so I tried to bring clues and references about driving and drinking in that song. Eventually the anti-drink driving campaign didn't happen, and I was kind of left with this song."
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