The single only reached number 61 in the national charts[1] and was later dropped from subsequent Chisel re-issue packages.

The song was intended for a Health Commission documentary on homeless youth that was never released, due to the film being too "tough".

The producer, Pam Scott, had approached the band to write a song about homeless teenagers in Sydney's Western Suburbs.

[2] The promotional video has footage of street kids and the band performing in a studio, shot by Peter Levy, who would later do the cover for "Circus Animals".

[3] Andrew McMillan wrote in RAM, that Barnes, "was - as the medium of lyrical communication - voicing a strong identification with the underdog at a time when the species was gathering numbers, losing hope, and bearing its teeth.