The song features three guitars and a bass playing a "hard-rocking and funky" riff, and a "sleekly new wave-oriented production".

[2] It became a huge hit on both radio and MTV,[3] topping the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks charts for six weeks, from August 28 to October 8, 1982.

[6] The song has been covered by artists such as the American hard rock bands Puddle of Mudd, Damone[8] and The Unband, whose version appeared on the soundtrack to the 2000 film Scary Movie.

[9] Canadian indie rock band Tokyo Police Club performed a version of the song in August 2010 for The A.V.

[10] The song was used as The Fabulous Ones' (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane) entrance theme during their time in the Memphis-based Continental Wrestling Association from 1982 to 1985.