The second single from their debut album, The Party's Over (1982), it peaked at no.

52 in the United Kingdom upon initial release.

A remix of the song was released later that year, peaking at no.

[2] Covering Talk Talk's best songs in an article in The Guardian, Graeme Thomson wrote: "Talk Talk is surging, superior synth-pop, its surface fizz – glistening slabs of electro-drama, funky slap bass and modish cries of "hey, hey!"

The piano break has the grandeur of early material from the Waterboys, while the lyrics stake out what will become common themes: existential wariness, a mistrust of language and an overpowering sense of outsiderness.