 While the B-side "Tearing up the Carpet" was written by Carter and Philip.Their 1985 single "Man Overboard" had been a surprise top 5 hit, but "King of Moomba", from their second album, which was produced by Martin Rushent, had less chart success peaking at #52.Moomba in the song's title refers to the annual festival held in Melbourne which had an appointed 'King of Moomba' from 1967–1987 and was then replaced by a 'Moomba Monarch'.