Knight and Chapman wrote this song for Benatar initially as a ballad with a beautiful melody and moving chord changes. After some exploration with drum machines and the band, Neil Giraldo decided to make this an uptempo song. The single was Benatar's second US million-seller and is tied with "We Belong" as her highest-charting single in the United States. It topped "Billboard"'s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for four weeks and peaked at number five on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in December 1983.