It was the band's first to reach the Top Ten in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No.
[2][3] Described as "simple, cool",[4] in concerts supporting A Tonic for the Troops, the song's agitated, staccato bassline made it a common show opener.
was a fast-paced punk/new-wave song, in the mould of the band's earlier work.
However, the Irish version of the single, released on Mulligan Records, substituted the B-side with "D.U.N L.A.O.G.H.A.I.R.E", a tongue in cheek samba, discussing the spelling of the band's home town, written Dún Laoghaire but pronounced Dunleary.
[5] The latter was later released in the UK as a free flexi disc, distributed by Flexipop in January 1981.