The song was released in March as the lead single from their debut album C. The song was produced by Dr. Freeze and was also featured on the soundtrack to the film New Jack City. The single achieved commercial success in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand, where it reached number one on the charts. The "to the tick tock ya don't stop" soundbite is sampled from Doug E. Fresh 's " La Di Da Di. Butt-Head also commented that if he "sang like a wuss" that he would get chicks.