The song was written by Mick Jones and the first to feature a B-side that was not available on one of their albums, a live version of their hit, "Head Games."

The song has a more melodic, slightly ballad-oriented sound mixed with their traditional hard rock.

"[3] Billboard described it as a "melodramatic mid tempo rocker forceful enough for the band's earliest AOR allies and melodic enough for pop formats.

"[4] PopMatters critic Evan Sawdey said that it "tries so hard to recreate the ornate nature of 'Cold As Ice' but ends up turning into AM meat-rock.

"[5] Producer "Mutt" Lange wanted to use a click track for timing the drum part.