Written by lead singer Steve Perry and guitarist Neal Schon, it peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The song has additionally been used in promotional material for the action-comedy film The Fall Guy (which came out in May 2024), with the publication Collider.com describing the advertising as "classic rock" mixed in with "explosive action setpieces".

[5] According to Perry, the song was heavily influenced by Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy and more particularly by bassist, Phil Lynott.

In July 1979, Journey were touring with Thin Lizzy across the United States when Lynott, Perry and Schon decided to share rhyme scheme exercises while they were hanging out in Miami.

[7] Cash Box said that Journey has "tightened up the rhythm section" and that this song is paced by "short, smart drum shots and quick, choppy guitar licks.