The cover artwork for the single is a still image from the film, featuring English actress Suzanna Hamilton as Julia.

Midway through the song, an instrumental line based on J. S. Bach's "Fugue #2 in C Minor" from The Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1, can be heard.

Cash Box said the song is "a dreamy and ethereal piece which is almost exclusively Lennox’s airy vocals and David Stewart’s synthesizer meanderings.

"[1] Breaking a string of six consecutive top 10 hits, "Julia" peaked at number 44 on the UK singles chart.

The version of "Julia" found on the soundtrack differs from the one being played during the end-credits of the film - which is more string based with less synthetic arrangements.