stˈiːvən spˈiːlbɜːɡ ænd sˈɑːndhaɪm ɪnˈɪʃəli wˈɔntᵻd tə kˈʌt ðə sˈɔŋ fɹʌmðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti wˈʌn fˈɪlm, wɪððə fˈɔːɹmɚ kwˈɛstʃənɪŋ wˈɛðɚ ðɪ ʌpbˈiːt sˈɔŋ wʊd stˈɪl wˈɜːk wɪðˌaʊt ɐn ˌɪntɚmˈɪʃən bᵻtwˌiːn ɪt ænd ðə ɹˈʌmbəl.
Steven Spielberg and Sondheim initially wanted to cut the song from the 2021 film, with the former questioning whether the upbeat song would still work without an intermission between it and the rumble.