The 12-inch single contained the original, instrumental version (The Naked Mix) along with Darren Emerson's remix on the B-side.

The 1992 release was an immediate success in underground dance clubs, and eventually became a hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 29.

Alan Jones from Music Week described "Passion" as "an uplifting house tune" in his review of the 1992 version.

British DJ Tony De Vit named the song one of his favourites that year, saying, "I don't like piano tunes but the production here is 101% and I like everything about it.

", writing, "Stick on 'Passion' and you'll immediately find yourself transported to hedonistic, early '90s Ibiza, – this euphoric dance track is the sensation of a club of revellers raising their arms as the sun comes up, bottled.

The vocal used from Degrees of Motion was sung by Biti Strauchn[8] At the time nearly every major DJ in the UK jumped on it making it a cult hit.