The song was written by James, Leroy Kirkland and Pearl Woods, while production was handled by Leonard and Phil Chess.

[5] During a "King-led all-star concert" which was held at the Ebony Theater, Los Angeles, California in 1987, James performed the song again with American blues musician B.B.

[12] The song also appears on the Belgian band Vaya Con Dios' second studio album, Night Owls, released in 1990.

Australian R&B singer Jessica Mauboy recorded a cover version of the track and released it as a single exclusively in Australia in 2013.

[20] In 2006, electronic music artist Pretty Lights sampled the song again in his track "Finally Moving" from the album Taking Up Your Precious Time.

[21] In 2011, two smash hits sampled "Something's Got a Hold on Me": "Levels" by Swedish DJ Avicii and Flo Rida's "Good Feeling".

[23] Daisy Dumas of The Age was positive toward the track, noted it as a "sassy, pop-heavy spin on the Etta James classic".

[24] Simone Ubaldi of Beat magazine described the cover as "grotesque dance pop bastardisation",[25] while a writer for radio station 96.5 Wave FM thought that it sounds impressive.

[26] A writer for Take 40 Australia called it energetic,[27] while Fox Sports' Anthony Costa wrote that the song does not feel like "a potential rugby league anthem" but "it suits Mauboy's vocal talents".

[31][32][33] That same day, Mauboy performed the song during the official launch for the 2013 NRL season, held at The Star Casino in Sydney.

[32][34] NRL director of marketing and commercial operations Paul Kind said her version "is very contemporary" and "has a really broad appeal".