Written by members Karen and Shelly Poole with Terry Martin, the song is about a woman named Alisha whose sweet, outward appearance deceives the people around her, as she actually possesses a devilish personality.

The song became the duo's second top-20 hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 12 on the UK singles chart.

According to Karen Poole, "Alisha Rules the World" is about a woman named Alisha who appears kind and gentle on the outside, even dressing up in fairy costumes, but she is actually vicious on the inside, with people never knowing if "she's going to beat [them] up or not".

[1] British trade paper Music Week rated the song four out of five, calling it a "slower, slinkier" successor to the previous single, "I Am, I Feel", and noting the "gifted" songwriting of Alisha's Attic.

UK cassette single[5] Personnel are taken from the Alisha Rules the World album booklet.