It was released in September 1989 by Epic Records in the US, Japan, and the UK, and in 1990 in Continental Europe as the second single from her debut solo album, Cuts Both Ways (1989).

Gloria Estefan sings and Miami Sound Machine plays we all can dance our way through life to this one.

"[4] Bill Coleman from Billboard called it "an unassuming up-tempo pop/dance track harking back to the singer's "Conga" days.

"[7] Pop Rescue opined that the track "ups the tempo somewhat, as the title suggests, with a plodding bass and beat, with acoustic guitars strumming.

The song was covered by Fantasia Barrino on the third season of American Idol, during a Gloria Estefan-themed episode.