The piano-driven track, which also served as part of their 1989 debut EP, has gone on to become one of the most famous signature songs in the act's career, as well as seeing it chart numerous times since its 1990 release.

The single and the accompanying music video (filmed in Shelleys Laserdome, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent) also features singer Saffron, who did the live performances for N-Joi (and whose career would take off after this track with Republica).

In the United States it had better success on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it made two trips to the top 5, reaching number four in 1991 with the original mixes, and again in 1996, where it was re-released with new remixes as "The New Anthem" (under the expanded credit "N-Joi featuring Mark Franklin and Nigel Champion").

Larry Flick from American magazine Billboard wrote, "After receiving attention stateside as an import, duo offers frenetic, sample-happy houser in mixes that should have been lengthened slightly, but will be warmly welcomed at numerous clubs regardless.

"[3] In 1991, Peter Stanton from Record Mirror noted that "this bumping, thumping number is being given a second chance after their recent Adrenalin EP paved the way forward.