It charted in many countries including United States, Ireland, UK, Italy and Brazil.

After the first evening’s recording session was completed an electrical storm raged throughout the night which inspired many of the artists to bring extra lyrics and ideas for the track to the following day’s session, with Pol Brennan explaining later that he had stayed up much of the night writing.

The second day’s recording saw Bono improvise some of his lyrics and vocal style to suit the song, completing his contribution in two takes.

The recording session, as Moya Brennan remembers, was “one of the most remarkable things I’ve ever seen in a studio.”[2] The video was shot in Clannad's hometown of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland.

The B-side of the single included the track "Something to Believe In", a collaboration with American musician Bruce Hornsby, taken from the 1987 Clannad album Sirius.