 The release took place on 12 September 1975 in Britain and three days later in the United States.Author Bruce Spizer describes the pairing as an "up-beat love song" backed by a "philosophical ballad".Rodriguez comments on the "joyous" quality of the Motown-inspired A-side compared with the "slower or darker groove" of the album's more recent songs, of which "World of Stone" was "every bit as downbeat as the [title] suggested".