The song was first released as the lead single of his ninth studio album Shake, and it was highly popular in Italy and Spain, reaching #1 chart positions, but achieved moderate success in other countries.

Zucchero also recorded an English language version for the single release.

The song was later re-recorded in Spanish with the Mexican rock band Maná for the compilation album Zu & Co, but only reached chart success in 2006 due to its inclusion in the soundtrack of the film French Fried Vacation 3.

Zucchero co-wrote the song with Roberto Zanetti who used his "Robyx" alias.

The song uses vocal samples from Muddy Waters Mannish Boy and Al Greens Take Me To The River.