It is track ten on the album Time (1981) and was released as a double A-side along with "Ticket to the Moon" in January 1982, reaching number 24 in the UK charts.

Although some of these sound like genuine news report clips, they were voiced by Lynne and other band members as part of the recording process.

[2] The song acts as a "doom-laden news bulletin full of chattering voices and space-age electronic effects.

"[3] ELO writer Barry Delve feels that it is appropriately paired with "Ticket to the Moon" on the single since both songs "share lyrical references and have a similar string arrangement.

[3] The official music video for the song features the four official ELO members at the time, Jeff Lynne, Bev Bevan, Kelly Groucutt and Richard Tandy, as well as touring musician Mik Kaminski, acting as journalists in a parody newsroom scene.