The song "Return To Me" plays twice throughout this episode. First by Dean Martin, the second time by Bob Dylan. The Bob Dylan version was recorded specifically for this episode.
This marks the first of four episodes in the eight-year-long series for which Timothy Van Patten would receive an Emmy nomination for his directing.
Tony tells Dr. Melfi that Gloria reminds him of a princess in a Spanish painting, a "Goyim." He means to refer to Goya, a Spanish painter.
At the end of the episode, there is a morning shot of Port Newark with the World Trade Center in the background. This is arguably known as the last shot of the twin towers while they were standing in a sopranos episode.