 A ballad, the song differs from all previous Human League tracks as the lead vocal is performed by a female member of the band, Susan Ann Sulley, with spoken word refrains from Philip Oakey and contrasting backing from the third Human League member Joanne Catherall.Released on 6 March 1995 in the UK, the song received positive reviews from music critics and eventually peaked at number 13 in the UK Singles Chart, eventually spending eight weeks in the charts.In 2001, "The Guardian" newspaper called it one of the best love songs of the 1990s.