The song was written by Martha Davis and Scott Thurston, and produced by Richie Zito.

[1] The song's music video was directed by David Fincher.

[3] On its release, Billboard noted the "clean, sharp dance sound, with Davis squarely out front".

[4] Cash Box described it as a "heavily percussive cut" which "has all the raw urgency and dynamic tension [of] this band's uptempo tunes".

White of The Morning Call considered it to have "a basic, hard Pat Benatar-like sound with some Michael Jackson touches and oriental synth-funk embellishments here and there".