The song was accompanied with a music video, which featured members of the band performing atop the Santa Monica Mountains overlooking Topanga Canyon and the Pacific Ocean.

The album earned the band their only Grammy Award nomination for the Best Metal Performance in 1990, losing to Metallica's "One".

While not as successful as the band's previous release, Back for the Attack, Beast from the East entered Billboard Top 40, achieving gold certificate.

In 1990, it was nominated to the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance, the only Dokken album to receive one.

"[7] To date, Beast from the East is the last Dokken album to receive a certification by RIAA.