Set against the backdrop of the 1972 presidential election and conceived as the centerpiece of his next album, Youre the Man, Marvin Gayes vision for the project was scrapped when Motown CEO Berry Gordy refused to promote it out of fear of alienating his conservative fan base. Marvin moved on to the Trouble Man soundtrack and the sexually-fueled Lets Get it On after Youre the Man was scrapped but much of the albums material (including all three versions of Youre the Man) was later released on Lets Get it Ons deluxe edition in 2001. In 2019 it was announced that the album would finally be released under its original title as the soul singers fourth posthumous album. The title songs lyrics are extremely politically charged, challenging conservative norms and labeling Richard Nixon a demagogue and admitted minority hater in what would make excellent social commentary in 2019.