The single was released on British radio on 3 December 2012 and its music video was posted on 15 September 2012 on YouTube and Vimeo.

[3] The music video, sometimes referred to as "The Origin of Love" short film, was recorded in the streets of Santiago, Chile.

[5] It was directed by Mika and the Chilean director Cristián Jiménez, who provide a visual accompaniment to the title track.

It had explicit scenes of a man and a woman engaging in sex, whilst in a loving relationship.

The video received very positive reviews from Sam Lansky, of Idolator and Perez Hilton.