It was written by group members Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, and Heidi Range, as well as Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Nick Coler, and Lisa Cowling.

Produced by Kevin Bacon and Jonathan Quarmby, the song was released as the second single from the group's second studio album, Angels with Dirty Faces (2002).

[2] Due to the inclusion of a sample from "Tango Forte" by Dublex Inc., Florian Pflueger, Felix Stecher, Robin Hofmann, and Rino Spadavecchia are also credited as songwriters.

[2] In turn, "Tango Forte" is based around an uncredited sample from "Whatever Lola Wants" performed by American composer Les Baxter.

"[3] Subsequently, Cooper went through her catalogue of unused tracks that she had written over the last two or three years and sang the chorus of every single song against Higgins' piece of drumming.

The girls slowly walk around three male dancers in the middle, and for the end chorus it appears the tornado has dissipated.

The song quickly became a hit, due to its sexually explicit lyrics and dance moves, as well as the TV-banned video.

In the year end, it won a number of awards, including "Best Covered Song", "Best Dance Record", and "Best Stage Performance".