Written by John Bettis, Trey Lorenz and Walter Afanasieff, the latter of whom also served as the songs producer.

Lead vocals are shared by Jordan Knight and Joey McIntyre, with a spoken word by Danny Wood.

It was, at that point, the first song the group put out after having split with longtime manager and producer Maurice Starr.

The song returned the group to the US top twenty, peaking at number sixteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the UK Singles Chart, and was a commercial rebound for the group after having seen its three previous songs all fail to reach the Billboard Hot 100.

The group performed the song on The Arsenio Hall Show, while addressing an alleged lip-synching controversy.