

She explained that she met McCabe and how she got arrested for driving on a suspended license. The band's drummer, Sean Payne, called it a "musical postcard to her, saying he is having a hard time and can she come over and see him." In an interview with Vice magazine in June 2019, the subject of the song was revealed to be celebrity makeup artist Valerie Star. The song's title and theme refer to an American friend of McCabe's who was in trouble for driving under the influence. The whole song was written before I got there, so 20 minutes, max." In an interview with The Scotsman in May 2008, lead singer Dave McCabe described the writing process of the song: "I could tell you I was inspired by gazing out across the Mersey or walking past Macca's old house, but the truth is I got the idea in a cab on the way to my mum's. 7 Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse version.
