ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə dʒˈɑːkoʊ pæstˈoːɹɪəs ɪn ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt ˈɪntɚvjˌuː, ðə stˈuːdɪˌoʊ vˈɜːʒən ʌvðə sˈɔŋ ɹᵻlˈiːst ˌɔn hˈɛvi wˈɛðɚ wʌz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ɪn dʒˈʌst wˈʌn tˈeɪk.
According to Jaco Pastorius in a 1978 interview, the studio version of the song released on Heavy Weather was recorded in just one take.