Franklin re-recorded the song in the Atlantic Records New York studio for the soundtrack of the 1980 film The Blues Brothers and in 1989 for the album Through the Storm.

[5] Billboard described the single as a "pulsating swinger with another wild performance" that had a similar feel to "Respect" and which it expected would quickly reach a million sales.

[6] Cash Box said it has "wailing lyrics of a hard-luck love affair" and "tremendous rhythmic drive.

[25] Musicians Production Franklin performed a new version of the song in a musical sequence of The Blues Brothers (1980).

Katharine McPhee's version of the song was released as a limited single from the American Idol 5: Encores (2006) album.