It reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Idol's first Top 10 hit in the USA.
The song is notable for the female voice of Perri Lister that sings "Les yeux sans visage" (French for "Eyes without a face") as a background chorus.
The title of the song refers to the English title of French director Georges Franju's 1960 film Les yeux sans visage.
The video was released in June 1984 and subsequently nominated for MTV Video Music Awards for "Best Editing" and "Best Cinematography".
Trent Reznor has covered this song with the band The Urge.