Quinn finished as the runner-up in the first series of Fame Academy behind David Sneddon, who had a number-one single with "Stop Living the Lie" in January 2003.

Fame Academy differed from the similar Pop Idol in that the contestants were able to develop their all-round musical talents and write original material during their time on the show.

[4] In an interview with the BBC she revealed how her experience on Fame Academy had changed her music style for this song.

Michael Hubbard (writing for musicOMH) described Quinn's voice as "rich" in comparison to her vocal performance on Fame Academy but commented "if Sinéad wants a career that is more than a flash in the pan, she's going to have to get a lot more dangerous than this".

He did, however, commend her for avoiding being like a "karaoke star-turn of the genre's lesser programmes.