 Mike Perry, whose real name is Mikael Persson, only produces music alongside his regular job, which is servicing Volvo diesel car engines in Skövde, Sweden.Although he had played "some gigs" before the song, he began receiving more offers after the song became a viral hit on Spotify, later playing the Summerburst Festival and a festival in Gärdet.Perry credited the song's "simple" and "no frills" nature as well as its "timely" sound as the reason for its success, saying that he prefers not to complicate the sound of songs he creates.