The song was released as a single in various countries, including Germany, Spain, and Japan.

Vocalist David Lee Roth's working title for the song was "Hit the Ground Running".

The song features prominent use of the MXR M-117 flanger, which became a popular sound and spurred sales of the pedal.

The song is producer Ted Templeman's only vocal contribution to the band, when he says "Come on, Dave, gimme a break!"

[3] Chuck Klosterman of Vulture.com named it the second-best Van Halen song, writing that it "merely feels like insatiable straight-ahead rock, but the lick is freaky, obliquely hovering above the foundation while the drums oscillate between two unrelated performance philosophies.