It peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.
The track topped the charts in Canada, but only peaked within the top forty of the charts in the United Kingdom.
It was ranked number 77 on VH1's list of The 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders.
The song was featured in a 1989 episode of Miami Vice.
The song is highlighted by a guitar solo that emulates the approach of Jerry Garcia including the use of an envelope filter.