' s ▁Day ▁as ▁the ▁date ▁coinc ides ▁with ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death . ▁Ste ele ▁wrote ▁the ▁song ▁"( We ▁W ere ) ▁Elect roc ute " ▁about ▁a ▁" st unning " ▁ex - g irl friend , ▁and ▁how ▁they ▁would ▁attract ▁the ▁interest ▁of ▁pass ers - by ▁when ▁out ▁together ▁as ▁a ▁couple . ▁Ste ele ' s ▁favorite ▁female ▁television ▁characters ▁are ▁the ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁track ▁" How ▁Could ▁She ? ". ▁" I ▁Like ▁Go ils " ▁makes ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁attention ▁Ste ele ▁received ▁from ▁gay ▁men , ▁specifically ▁after ▁his ▁photos ho ot ▁for ▁Play g irl ▁magazine . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Type ▁O ▁Neg ative ▁left ▁Road runner ▁Records . ▁Ste ele ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁happy ▁with ▁the ▁conditions ▁of ▁the ▁recording ▁contract ▁and ▁had ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" a ▁mill stone ▁around ▁my ▁neck ". ▁Ste ele ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁Type ▁O ▁Neg ative ' s ▁split ▁from ▁Road runner ▁Records , ▁aside ▁from ▁a ▁poor ▁offer , ▁had ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁an ▁una ut hor ized ▁release ▁of ▁a ▁" best ▁of " ▁compilation . ▁Ste ele ▁remained ▁on ▁friendly ▁terms ▁with ▁the ▁staff ▁at ▁Road runner ▁Records ▁and ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁he ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁Road runner ▁United ▁album ▁to ▁help ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁label ' s ▁ 2 5 th ▁anni versary . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁un conf ir med ▁rum ors ▁at