• Reed claimed this song has nothing to do with drugs. Speaking with NME in 1973, he said: "That's a lovely song. A description of a very straightforward affair."
• At the end of the song, Reed repeats the line, "You're gonna reap just what you sow." This alludes to St. Paul's letter to the Galatians 6:7 in the New Testament, which reads: "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
• The Transformer album cover uses a photo taken by Mick Rock at one of Reed's concerts in London. The shot is washed-out with heavy contrast, the result of a printing error. Rock also printed a clear version of the shot, but Reed liked the washed-out version, so that's what they used for the cover, which became a classic image of Reed.
• The recording, like the rest of the Transformer album, was produced by David Bowie, with guitarist Mick Ronson providing the arrangement.

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