Written by Qumico Fucci, the single was released on November 1, 1988, by Warner Pioneer through the Reprise label.

[1][2] "I Missed the Shock" was written by Qumico Fucci (福士 久美子, Fukushi Kumiko), who was a member of the band Sherbets.

On live performances of the song, Nakamori wore a costume that she found on an Isetan department store magazine advertisement.

[2] Nakamori also performed the song on the 39th Kōhaku Uta Gassen, making her sixth appearance on NHK's New Year's Eve special.

[3] Fucci later covered the song on her 1994 album Sad Lion (悲しいライオン, Kanashī Raion).