Jason Elias of AllMusic called this song "percolating and infectious.

[4][5] In her 1993 book Michael Jackson: The King of Pop, author Lisa D. Campbell stated that "although it was never officially released as a single because of legal difficulties between Michael's label, Epic, and Jermaine's label, Arista, the song did receive a lot of airplay.

The song was most successful on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it spent three weeks at No.

[9] The song was nominated at the 1985 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

[10] In 1988, Robert Palmer covered the song on his album, Heavy Nova.