It was released as a single on 26 May 1997 in the United Kingdom, and later appeared on Bourke's 2000 album, Room 21.

[4] The song was recorded as a tribute to Michael's mother, Lesley Angold, who passed away on 26 February 1997.

"[2] The song was slightly remixed by Tim Hammill and released as "Waltz Away Dreaming '99" in Europe.

It did eventually appear in 1998 on his greatest hits album Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael, but only on the cassette version.

British magazine Music Week rated the song three out of four, describing it as "a low-key, folksy ballad written by the pair in tribute to George Michael's late mother.