It was the second and final single from their third studio album, In a Special Way on the Gordy label.

The song was written, composed, arranged and produced by lead singer, El DeBarge, who mixed his modal tenor vocals with his high falsetto notes.

The song includes a melodica solo by Stevie Wonder, a fellow Motown recording artist.

The single would later be covered by IMx, Tamia, and Kim Burrell, and would be sampled by rapper AZ on a similarly titled single, which featured sampled recordings of El's chorus line from the song.

The song was sampled in 1995 by the RZA on "Cold World," off the GZA's highly acclaimed, first solo album, "Liquid Swords".