Songfacts®:

• This track was released as a free download prior to the release of American indie rock band The Walkmen's sixth album, Lisbon. The record title is a tribute to the Portuguese city, which the band visited on a couple of occasions and was a great influence on its sound.
• According to frontman Hamilton Leithauser, this is the only track that remains from the album's original recording sessions, prior to their first trip to Portugal. He said: "Early on, we had a whole batch of songs based on this New Orleans-style horn playing that [guitarist] Paul [Maroon] was working on. The track 'Stranded' is the only one that actually ended up making the album though. I think it was maybe the second song we wrote for Lisbon, so it sort of exemplifies our sound from two years ago."