Written and produced by Simon May, Stewart James and Bradley James, the song was heavily featured in the BBC soap opera EastEnders throughout the summer of 1986, sung by Berry's character Simon Wicks "Wicksy " Wicks and his band, The Banned. On release the song was a success spending three weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart in October and November 1986, becoming the second biggest-selling single in the UK that year (after "Don't Leave Me This Way" by The Communards). The composers Simon May, Stewart James and Bradley James, each received an Ivor Novello Award for the composition.