The song, written by Paul Stanley, the band's vocalist/rhythm guitarist, and Bob Halligan Jr., starts with an acoustic intro, which has been compared to Cinderella's "Bad Seamstress Blues" by one review .

[2] The lyrics explore a singer's life of an unknown musician who claims that he will "rise to it".

The music video, directed by Mark Rezyka, features Stanley and Simmons in their iconic makeup personas for the first time since the band's Creatures of the Night tour in 1982.

The video's intro and epilogue scenes take place at the band's dressing room in 1975.

In addition, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley are substituted with body doubles who are obviously Eric Carr and Bruce Kulick (who was wearing Vinnie Vincent’s “Ankh Warrior” costume).