". ▁G eld of ▁had ▁been ▁contact ed ▁by ▁Steve ▁Job s ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁gig ▁for ▁Apple , ▁insp iring ▁the ▁opening ▁line ▁about ▁a ▁" sil icon ▁chip ". ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁first ▁performed ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁month ▁later . ▁ ▁G eld of ▁explained ▁how ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁song : ▁ ▁I ▁was ▁doing ▁a ▁radio ▁interview ▁in ▁Atlanta ▁with ▁John nie ▁F ingers ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁te lex ▁machine ▁beside ▁me . ▁I ▁read ▁it ▁as ▁it ▁came ▁out . ▁Not ▁lik ing ▁Mond ays ▁as ▁a ▁reason ▁for ▁doing ▁somebody ▁in ▁is ▁a ▁bit ▁strange . ▁I ▁was ▁thinking ▁about ▁it ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁hotel ▁and ▁I ▁just ▁said ▁' sil icon ▁chip ▁inside ▁her ▁head ▁had ▁switched ▁to ▁over load '. ▁I ▁wrote ▁that ▁down . ▁And ▁the ▁journal ists ▁interview ing ▁her ▁said , ▁' T ell ▁me ▁why ?' ▁It ▁was ▁such ▁a ▁sens eless ▁act . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁perfect ▁sens eless ▁act ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁perfect ▁sens eless ▁reason ▁for ▁doing ▁it . ▁So ▁perhaps ▁I ▁wrote ▁the ▁perfect ▁sens eless ▁song ▁to ▁illustrate ▁it . ▁It ▁wasn ' t ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁explo it ▁tra ged y . ▁ ▁G eld of ▁had ▁originally ▁intended ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁a ▁B - side , ▁but ▁changed ▁his ▁mind ▁after ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁successful ▁with ▁aud ien ces ▁on ▁the ▁R ats ' ▁US ▁tour . ▁Sp encer ' s ▁family ▁tried ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁single ▁from ▁being ▁released