The single was released worldwide in the early months of 1990 and had a great success in record charts, including Ireland, Switzerland, Norway and the United Kingdom, where it reached the top 5.

In Europe, it entered the top 10 in Austria, Finland (2), France, Ireland (2), Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it hit number five.

Upon the release, Larry Flick from Billboard stated that here, the "groove remains in trendy Italo-house vein with diva-styled vocals fueling the fire of tune's brain-imbedding hook.

"[6] Gene Sandbloom from The Network Forty felt that the song "has every bit the house power, but this time lead vocalist Katrin Quinol kicks off with an Annie Lennox intro that leaves you almost exhausted after four minutes.

[9] In 2009, the Daily Vault's Michael R. Smith described it as "effective and timeless" in his review of Dreamland, and added that it now "sound fresher and fuller of life than ever.

They wrote that the song "helped propel Italian house group Black Box into international fame thanks to the track's strong vocals (exhibited by Martha Wash) fused with beats laid down by club DJ Daniele Davoli and keyboard wiz Mirko Limoni".