dʒˈɑːn sˈɛd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐ kˈɑːnsɚt ɪn dɪtɹˈɔɪt, mˈɪʃɪɡən, ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, ðætðə sˈɔŋ "ˌæbsəlˈuːtli pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪvli wʌz ˈɪnfluːənst baɪ bˈɑːb sˈɛdʒɚz tˈɜːn ðə pˈeɪdʒ."
Jon said during a concert in Detroit, Michigan, on February 20, 2008, that the song "absolutely positively was influenced by [Bob] Seger's 'Turn the Page.'"