On the original album version, Cave's vocals are delivered over a thick backing of guitars, organ, and strings, with much of the text nearly inaudible. An acoustic version was also released as part of a bonus CD/7" for the album "The Good Son" entitled "Acoustic Versions from Tender Prey". This version was later reissued to appear on both the "Stripped" EP and "B-Sides & Rarities". The song is a live standard of Cave's, and has been performed at almost every concert since 1988; an acoustic live version, performed in the United States in 1989, appears in the documentary "The Road to God Knows Where". A much louder version appears as the opening track of the 1993 album "Live Seeds".