It was written by Jon Lind and Richard Page (former vocalist of Mr.

Jon Lind played the demo for BBMak member Mark Barry when the band was recording in Los Angeles.

[3] Chuck Taylor of Billboard wrote the song has "a vivid lyric characterizing one's reluctance to give up on a loved one, alongside a bounty of percussive brush strokes, piano, a guitar, and even a weeping cello".

[4] The music video was directed by Nigel Dick and shot in Puerto Rico.

[5][6] Mark Barry, Christian Burns, and Stephen McNally sing and play guitar on the beach and walk through the streets.