This single collects recordings by The Heatwave, a guitar group that took its name in 1967 and belongs to the garage rock of the 1960s. The title track "Said Before It Couldn't Happen to Me" is regarded as their best-known recording, with a driving rhythm and a raw, urgent vocal that recalls the energy of early rock-'n'-roll combos. The single also features "Maid What Do You Do About It", "Lonely Nation" and a demo version of "You and Your Man". The recordings show the direct, unpolished style that was typical of the garage scene of that period.