the song makes a direct reference to actor david duchovny, who portrayed fbi special agent fox mulder on the popular sci-fi tv series "the x-files", which revolves around special agents who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called x-files. sharp commented in a 1999 interview with "rolling stone" that the song's message can be interpreted in a more expansive way: "[the] song is about david, but it's also about the way fantasy and reality can blur, and how giddy, hot, and excellent that can be."