Heartbreak Hotel told Durden, "Everybody in the world has someone who cares. Let's put a Heartbreak Hotel at the end of this lonely street". They were interrupted by the arrival of Glenn Reeves, a local performer who had previously worked with Axton. The duo asked Reeves to help with the song, but after hearing the title he remarked that it was "the silliest thing I've ever heard", and left them to finish it themselves. The song was written within an hour, and Durden recorded it onto Axton's tape recorder. Reeves returned, and after hearing the song he was asked to provide a
Heartbreak Hotel (The Simpsons) “Heartbreak Hotel” scored a 1.8 rating with a 7 share and was watched by 4.60 million people, making “The Simpsons” Fox's highest rated show of the night. "The Amazing Place" - the fictional reality adventure game show, which provides basis of the episode - is based on similar reality shows such as "Survivor" and "The Amazing Race". The show's host, Tad Tuckerbag, is based on veteran New Zealand television personality and host of American version of "The Amazing Race", Phil Keoghan (and is voiced by fellow New Zealander Rhys Darby). The episode parodies the 1966 film "Who's Afraid of Virginia