 The ad featured a dog miming the words to the track, and received over 750 complaints from the RSPCA and TV viewers.The ad was not banned, despite the complaints.Charlie Winston's first ever release was on the CD compilation called Raison Detre London "the compilation" in 2004 compiled and produced by Yvan Serrano-Fontova aka Dj Healer Selecta with a Charlie Winston song recorded live at Raison DEtre show in London in 2003 entitled " My life as a duck"

Winston was pranked by Rémi Gaillard at "Les Déferlantes" music Festival in south of France.