The episode is defined by its use of .

The montage has done its job, and we roll out of it and into a commute scene where Danny and Mindy are all hooded eyelids and low- Head Over Feels The Mindy Project Recap: Danny and Mindy - 2x22

The song accompanies Mindy’s grueling stair climb and Danny’s sprint back to the building, symbolizing the merging of their two worlds—his love for the Boss and her love for grand romantic gestures.

Mindy Kaling notably wrote a handwritten letter to Springsteen to secure the rights to the song, explaining its importance to Danny's character.

While Mindy initially refuses to go, the office staff—led by Peter—convinces her after showing her Danny’s "secret box" of keepsakes, which includes a pair of her earrings and, hilariously, a photo of Rudy Giuliani.