The song was written by O'Neal, Lisa Drew, and Shaye Smith, which was the same writing team as her number one single "There Is No Arizona"; it was also produced by Keith Stegall.

It was released on March 11, 2002, via Mercury Nashville, as the fifth and final single from her debut studio album Shiver (2000).

Kevin Oliver of Country Standard Time compared the song to the music of Dolly Parton during the 1970s, saying she "reveals a Dolly-esque warble.

"[4] Rick Cohoon of AllMusic noted it, along with "Sanctuary", "There Is No Arizona", and "When I Think About Angels", were the only songs memorable, he said verbatim.

It reached a peak position of number 41 for the week of May 4, 2002, becoming O'Neal's first single to miss the top-forty of the chart.