Produced by Paul Stanley and Mike Stone, it is their most successful song, reaching number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In an interview with VWMusic, John Fannon recounted the process of composing and recording the song: Living in an apartment in those days, I wrote mostly on acoustic guitar.

The lyrics came because it was raining pretty hard that night I was writing and thinking about a loved one getting home safely.

[1][2][3] Upon Fannon's request, Stanley sung the background vocals in the second and third verses of the song.

[5] Classic Rock History ranked "Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya" as the best song by New England.