It was written and produced by Steve Jolley and Tony Swain and released as the final single from Bananarama's album True Confessions.

The band named the track as their favourite song from True Confessions, but its release was deprioritized behind "More Than Physical", due to the record company's concerns about the act's ability to chart strongly with a ballad.

[2][1] The cautionary message in the lyrics are directed towards a male friend who has left home to seek his fortune in the big city but is experiencing challenges and facing the prospect of becoming a rentboy.

The North American version, directed by Andy Morahan, featured Bananarama singing the song in a house at night, with their images projected on to movie screens.

[4] Wayne Hussey of Smash Hits panned the song , stating it was a "shame" and "just standard Americanised disco fodder", as the band's "usual pop swagger is not evident here".