[4] It was written by David Freeman and Joseph Hughes, and produced by Jimmy Iovine and The Lover Speaks.

[1] David Freeman and Joseph Hughes formed The Lover Speaks in 1985, having previously worked together in the punk outfit The Flys.

[6] The "Dub Mix" was edited by The Latin Rascals (Albert Cabrera and Tony Moran) and additional keyboards provided by David Coles.

[2] In 2015, to coincide with the Cherry Pop re-issue of The Lover Speaks album, DJ Paul Goodyear reconstructed the "Dub Remix" of the song, which was named the "SanFranDisko Expanded Edition Re-Rub".

[13] In another issue of Billboard, Brian Chin spoke of the song: "Level 42's "World Machine" smashes Janet Jackson's record for most-delayed single release; the cut was playing off the album a year ago.

[15] In a contemporary review of the album, Terry Atkinson of Los Angeles Times said: "Though its ultra-romantic, stylishly emotional approach sometimes leads to Tears for Fears/Wham!

""[16] In a retrospective review of the album, Michael Sutton of AllMusic commented: ""Every Lover's Sign" and "Never to Forget You" offer respite from all the melancholy confessions; however, it's the stinging ache in tracks such as "Face Me and Smile," a tale of infidelity, that linger after the album has finished spinning.

"[17] Imran Khan of PopMatters said: "...other numbers, like "Every Lover's Sign", evince the sunny and clean jubilance of America's West Coast beaches.

Singer David Freeman has a powerfully commanding baritone which he accents with a slightly overwrought, Jacobean flourish, infusing these ringing pop tunes with a sense of Olympian grandeur.