Eric Woolfson, the co-writer, handled lead vocals on the single, with Mel Collins providing a saxophone solo with a "soothing yet destitute wail".

[3] The video is presented as a story in the fictional comic book series, The Adventures of Nick and Sugar, set in 1930s Florida.

After finishing the bottle, Nick leaves the bar and drives to the Burgers'N'Shakes drive-in, passing a billboard with the Ammonia Avenue album cover displayed.

While admitting his heartbreak to Leslie, the carhop, a black sedan carrying Malone and Sugar pulls up next to Nick's convertible.

The video became well-known in Ireland (though the song did not chart) through weekly airings on the Sunday afternoon MT USA show hosted from New York by Vincent Hanley.