The song was originally recorded in September 1974 by a group of session singers (including Tony Burrows and Clare Torry) for a TV advertisement for McVitie's biscuits.

[5] By mid-1977, Van Day and Bazar were unhappy with the direction of the group, and their complaints led to the management asking them to leave.

[7] In 1980, Forsyth and Grant had their first child together, and Martine Howard and Guys 'n' Dolls' record producer Gerard Stellaard married and moved to the Netherlands.

After marrying, Howard left the group, and was replaced by Forsyth's younger sister Laura early in 1981.

The change was short-lived, as Laura was replaced by Rosie Hetherington, who had previously been a part of the dance troupe Legs & Co.[8] Guys 'n' Dolls finished as a unit in December 1985, having spent 11 years together.

Both Forsyth and Grant, with ex-Jigsaw member Des Dyer, sang backing vocals for the song's performance at the contest in Dublin, Ireland.

[10] The original line-up of Guys 'n' Dolls (Grant, Forsyth, Griggs, Howard, Van Day and Bazar) reunited for the first time in 31 years for a major television show in the Netherlands in March 2008.