The song, written for the animated family film The Wild Thornberrys Movie, was released as a single in October 2002.

[4] Simon's son, Adrian, sings harmony on the song's choruses; he was 10 years old at the time of recording.

[4] The song was written for the animated family film The Wild Thornberrys Movie and released in 2002.

Scott Mervis, writing for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, considered it "the best pop song he's written in years,"[5] while Claudia Puig of USA Today dubbed it "classic Simon.

"[7] The music video for the song was directed by Wayne Isham and features Simon performing the song in a child's bedroom, intercut with clips from The Wild Thornberrys Movie, as well as live action clips of wild animals (which were used in the end credits of the film).