Jackson was a fan of Bart, and wanted to give Bart a number one single. He co-wrote the song "Do the Bartman", which was released as a single around the same time the episode was produced. Jackson could not take credit for his work on the song due to contractual reasons. Jackson also wrote the song "Happy Birthday Lisa", which was later included in the album "Songs in the Key of Springfield". A version of the song was reportedly to be included on a bonus disc in the 2001 special edition of Jackson's 1991 album "Dangerous", but the bonus disc was dropped.