According to the Elemental EPK, the song is an account of an encounter with a German photographer who was trying to take pictures of Roland Orzabal while he was on-stage.

[2] The song's lyrics, written by Orzabal, also contain references to prior associates of Tears for Fears such as the line "Listened to my old friend Nockles, hoped that it would warm the cockles" which is a reference to former Tears for Fears keyboardist and one time co-writer Nicky Holland whose nickname was "Nockles".

[3] King declared bankruptcy in 1990 and, after being found guilty of later fraudulent activities, was imprisoned in 2004 and disqualified from being a company director for a period of 10 years.

The music video was filmed over five days at the Kew Bridge Steam Museum in Brentford, England, and at Pinewood Studios in London.

It employs the use of stop motion photography and features Orzabal inside a block of ice (actually clear fibreglass) as people are trying to chisel him out.