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''And whether you can hear it or not

''The Universe is laughing behind your back.''}}

 

It was released as a single in late 1972 and hovered at the bottom of the ''Billboard'' magazine chart for several weeks. The ''Lampoon'' also produced a poster of the "poem", which itself mocked in style and appearance a well-known poster of ''Desiderata'' (see page image). It became one of their best-selling posters. In addition to appearing on a 1977 compilation album called ''25 Years of Recorded Comedy'' which spread it beyond its initial audience, ''Deteriorata'' has also made countless appearances on the ''[[Dr. Demento]]'' radio show, cementing its place in the popular culture and shared meme pool.