"[1] He also noted that "connoisseurs might notice the number of allusions to various brands of chocolate," such as Milky Way, After Eight, and Black Magic, in spite of the fact that he "never touched the stuff.

"[1] Producer Chris Thomas claimed that the band attempted to dangle a microphone from a window in Air Studios to capture the sounds of traffic below, but this was unsuccessful.

[1] Guitarist Phil Manzanera credited Jobson, who had been recruited for the album to replace the recently departed Brian Eno, for the "dissonant [notes] at the beginning", saying, "That's the sort of thing Eddie would get up to.

"[1] The bass on the song was played by producer Thomas, after regular Roxy bassist John Gustafson was unable to come up with a satisfactory bassline.

"[2] AllMusic's Dave Thompson glowingly praised the song, writing, "A little less frantic than some of the band's better early material, with one of their most conventional arrangements, it is the sound of Roxy shedding the brittle skin of their earlier art-attack persona, and acknowledging that they're a great pop group as well.

"[4] Ultimate Classic Rock rated it the band's eighth best song, writing, "Everyone, including the rhythm section of John Gustafson and drummer Paul Thompson, is in fine, strutting form here, but it’s the swirling synthesizer of Eddie Jobson (who replaced Brian Eno beginning with Stranded) that makes you feel like you’re losing your mind.

[9] Morrissey also performed the song during some European festival dates during his 2006 tour, before dropping it from his setlist after it attracted the "blankest of blank reactions from the audience".