[5] The song was a critical and commercial success, reaching the top 10 in Canada, Ireland, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

[7] John Bush of AllMusic described it "as sublime a balance of obtuse lyrics, just barely emoted vocals, vague club leanings, and grooving synth melodics as their classic material.

[9] The song reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, the last time the band had a top five hit.

In 1993 New Order filmed a live performance of the song for Top of the Pops in Venice Beach, California as part of an episode of the hit TV series Baywatch, featuring David Hasselhoff and various background actors and bikini-clad actresses dancing and playing on the beach.

The band's performance was directed by music video and feature film director Thomas Mignone and was broadcast via satellite to the United Kingdom.