The song has heavy jazz influences, and was a major hit, peaking at number one on the US Album Rock Tracks chart for three weeks.
On the US pop chart, it peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 17 on the US R&B chart, number 26 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song peaked at number 18 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart.
Live performances of the song are featured on the DVD edition of Bring On the Night and on the CD and DVD editions of ...All This Time.
A portion of the song was later used for Sting's 1987 hit "We'll Be Together" from ...Nothing Like the Sun.