"chant at the beginning and end of the song (sampled from crowd noises on Van Morrison's acclaimed 1974 live album "It's Too Late to Stop Now", a favourite of Rowland's) is reminiscent of Washington's 1960s performances, whereby the shows' compères would excite the audience before Washington took to the stage.The song's saxophone riff was inspired by Washington's "(I Gotta) Hold on to My Love", the B-side to "Michael (the Lover)".