The song features the Eagles' bassist Timothy B. Schmit on backing vocals during the choruses.

He has since recalled that when it was decided the song needed a guitar solo, he improvised it in one take when recording with the Martyn Ford Orchestra.

Cash Box described it as "a soft torch tune about a man letting go of his lover, praising the "somber vocals, light piano and electric guitar flourishes.

[3] The power ballad[4] peaked at number 10 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on May 7, 1983; becoming their fourth and last top ten hit.

In Canada, it peaked at number 17 on the RPM Top Singles chart, as well as reaching No.