The power ballad[6] also reached number one in Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland and was a major success in several other countries.

Myles won the 1991 Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for the song and the 1990 Juno Award for Single of the Year.

Co-writer Christopher Ward, who was Myles' then-boyfriend, was inspired on a bus full of Elvis fans riding to Memphis attending the 10th anniversary vigil at Graceland, in 1987.

Upon his return to Canada, he brought his idea to Myles and producer David Tyson, who wrote the chords for the bridge.

[9][10] Music & Media described the song as "a blues ballad featuring some straight-from-the-heart vocals from Myles and inspired guitar playing".

The music video, directed by Doug Freel, was partially shot on Myles' family ranch in Buckhorn, Ontario.

Idols South Africa winner Anke Pietrangeli covered the song on her album Tribute to the Great Female Vocalists in 2009.

[56] In 2015, Canadian heavy metal band Kobra and the Lotus recorded the song for their first EP, entitled Words of the Prophets.