Released as a single by MCA Records in late summer 1978, the song missed the U.S. Top 40 by one position, peaking at #41 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It reached #17 on the "Billboard" Hot Soul Singles chart the same year. Allmusic's William Ruhlmann wrote that duet between Jackson and Ross has "spectacular vocal firepower" and that it outperforms the 1975 version by Consumer Rapport. The recording also earned Jackson his first Grammy Award nomination with Ross (his previous two were with his family group, The Jacksons) in the category of Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1979.