As first reported by TheaterMania, Schiff, best known as Toby Ziegler on the long-running West Wing, took a video of the song hostage after Silber sang it for him following a Glengarry Glen Ross performance. He has refused to release the video until there is enough demand on Twitter.

On October 26, Sorkin, a self-proclaimed internet hater (who, in an ironic twist, won an Oscar for his screenplay The Social Network) joined the microblogging platform and Tweeted at Schiff, "Other than 18 hrs/day for 7 years I've never asked for anything. I want the A. Silber cover."

Meanwhile, the song itself has been given its own Twitter account, @TheWestWingSong, which lists its location as "Tied up in a basement, NY." It currently has over 450 followers and constantly updates.

Despite Schiff's belief that "demand has [waned]," probably due to the hurricane which downed numerous cell towers and power lines last week, additional troops are steadily mobilizing. In a bid to get the song released, West End stage veteran (and Silber's dear friend) Emma Williams Tweeted this poem, written in iambic pentameter:

We will continue bringing you updates on the situation as they develop. TheaterMania continues to encourage Twitter users to inundate Schiff with demands for the song.