Shortly after the album’s release, Mega Ran told theWitzard.com why he and MC Lars decided to include this song on Dewey Decibel:

I think when writing this we had a few ideas in mind, to maintain the 80’s style beats and rhymes, and to get someone imposing to play Big Brother, and B. Dolan was the perfect pick. The hook was based on the iconic opening lines of Public Enemy’s “Fight The Power,” which we’re all trying to do. The video was so perfect, Kevin Parkinson did a great job on it. “1984” is probably the book that’s been referenced in rap more than any other, I think, with the concepts of being watched permeating rap music for as long as I can remember. So the key was to execute in a way that hadn’t been done, which I think we did. Last Benevolence, an artist that I work closely with, assisted Rich Matthew on the track, which was topped off by some KILLER shredding by Lars’ bandmate and our frequent tour manager, Mike Russo.