The song was released in August 1990 as the lead single from Anderson's studio album Blood from Stone.
The music video, shot in black and white and directed by Kriv Stenders, features Anderson and his band performing the song in a warehouse intercut with footage of boxer Anthony Mundine and wheelchair basketball player Donna Ritchie training.
Also prominently featured in the video is tattooist Tony Cohen, who is shown riding a motorcycle and giving Anderson a tattoo.
[5] The song was later featured on Australian TV show 20 to One's Greatest Sporting Anthems episode.
The song was also used as the theme music for the SYN radio program Bound for Glory.