The song was released exclusively on Spotify on June 29, 2020, and everywhere else on July 31, 2020. In April 2021, Peck was featured on American drag queen and singer Trixie Mattel's EP, Full Coverage, Vol. 1. He appeared on the song "Jackson", a duet cover of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash's "Jackson." In June, he was revealed to be the sixth artist on Lady Gaga's Born This Way The Tenth Anniversary, with Peck reimagining the song "Born This Way" in a country style. Artistry Identity It has been confirmed that Orville Peck is a persona of Daniel Pitout, drummer of the Canadian punk band Nü Sensae. Previously it had been speculated that Pitout was Peck based on the similarity of Peck's tattoos, as well as Peck mentioning that he was in a punk band. Pitout was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, as was Peck. Pitout also starred as a replacement in Peter Pan Goes Wrong in the West End in 2016, which lines up with Peck mentioning he was in a West End play while he lived in London. Pitout is also listed by ASCAP as the songwriter for Peck's song "Old River" and other songs that match the titles of the songs released by Peck, such as "Roses Are Falling". Influences Peck strongly identifies with 1970s era country music and lists classic stars Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Bobbie Gentry, Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton as influences. Of Parton, he explained that: “when I first discovered her, I thought that she was like a character; I didn't really know that she was a real person making music. That's the beauty of that age of country music that inspires me – these heightened versions of yourself so it's really sincere on one hand and on [the other] hand it's larger-than-life, but it's nice that those things can live side-by-side.” Peck states that Merle Haggard is his favorite artist of that time, as he connected to Haggard's openness in his songwriting despite his reserved nature, explaining: “He holds back a lot, but by doing that I think he revealed a lot. I'm not a very open person naturally, but I think that sincerity has come through my music and my lyrics because I find it very hard to be open in everyday life.” Outside of country music, Peck has mentioned