 At first, the label promised that they would let Yankovic release the parody at an unspecified later date.Yankovic, however, later learned that they had no such intentions.Since Blunt himself was fine with the parody, Yankovic decided to release "You're Pitiful" as a free digital download on his website, noting that, "if James Blunt himself were objecting I wouldn't even offer my parody for free on my Web site.