It was produced by Jimmy James Ekgren, Sonny Peterson and Sigurd Rosnes of JPR Productions.

A planned UK release with additional remixes for 6 December was cancelled, but the remixes were finally released commercially in 2020 as part of the boxset All That She Wants: The Classic Collection.

AllMusic editor Bryan Buss described the song as "young-at-heart" in his review of the band's Greatest Hits album.

[1] Swedish newspaper Expressen wrote that it "sounds as if Ace Of Base has gone into childhood again".

They added that "the group's charm comes out best" on a song like "C'est la Vie (Always 21)".