Released by Parlophone in 1985, the song features loud, prominent drum beats from Tony Thompson and lead vocals from Robert Palmer.

Bassist John Taylor said on the creation of the song: "What we really wanted to do was put this drummer out there in a way that we felt he deserved, so that song particularly was sort of designed to really showcase Tony.

I flew to Nassau in the Bahamas, which was where Robert Palmer lived at the time, and played him the demo that Andy and I had written and said, 'We've got this idea that we're calling "Some Like It Hot".'

That'll do...'"[3] The Power Station were living a lavish, drug-fueled lifestyle during the recording of the album, which made focusing difficult.

[4] "I had to be, like, strapped to the desk if I was gonna get a bass line finished, because I was just all over the place," John Taylor said.