The song features backing vocals by fellow Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams.

[1] At the time, Vallance was primarily known as a songwriter, having written most frequently (and successfully) with Bryan Adams (who can be heard providing background vocals towards the end of this song).

He also had some previous production experience, having produced one album apiece for Adams, Doug and the Slugs and CANO in the early 1980s.

Frew - "On the very first day that we met Jim Vallance, he picked us up at the airport and to break the ice asked us what we were listening to.

[15] Frew credited the song's chart performance to "solid record company involvement" and the band's international appeal.

[19] In 1996, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada honored the song for airing more than 100,000 times on Canadian radio.

[20] The song's original music video, made for the Canadian market, mixed performance footage with a storybook concept.

[24] Glass Tiger performed the song during an episode of the 2005 NBC reality television program Hit Me, Baby, One More Time.