Smith, who was already well known in the British tabloids due to her relationship with Rolling Stones member Bill Wyman, which started when she was 13, became the very first artist signed to Pete Waterman's PWL Records in September 1986 when she was 16 years old, and began working with producers Stock, Aitken & Waterman for her first single, which was going to be a cover of the 1964 Twinkle hit "Terry".

The recording however remained unreleased as a new song, "I Just Can't Wait" was eventually released as her debut single in January 1987.

Her European and Japanese success with the singles prompted a full album deal, and Smith worked all through late 1987 to early 1988 with Stock Aitken and Waterman as well as with some of their associate producers, including Phil Harding and Ian Curnow, Pete Hammond, Daize Washbourn and Roddy Matthews.

He also recorded the song at the time, but it was not released until it was included on the 2CD compilation Phil Harding Club Mixes of the 80s in 2011.

Smith's version was first released in 2005 as a bonus track on a compilation of Stock, Aitken & Waterman's hits.