The song was released as the second single to her debut studio album Out of the Blue (1987), and the first internationally by Atlantic Records in September 1987.

Another commercial success for Gibson, the song reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1987, giving Debbie her second consecutive top five hit.

[2] In 2010, Gibson re-recorded the song as an extra track for the Deluxe Edition release of the Japan-exclusive album Ms. Vocalist.

Reviewer of american magazine Cashbox called Gibson "multi-talented teen" and expressed an assurance that "this upbeat, playful number" that "sounds like a smash" will "completely saturate" radio airwaves.

[3] The song was featured in the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race, being performed by contestants Jujubee and Pandora Boxx in a "lipsync for your life".