The song was written, composed, arranged and produced by lead singer, El DeBarge, who mixed his
modal tenor vocals with his high
falsetto notes. The song includes a melodica solo by
Stevie Wonder, a fellow Motown recording artist. The single reached number 45 on the
Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the R&B singles chart and increased the group's fan base as the group emerged as superstars that year. The single would later be covered by
IMx,
Tamia, and
Kim Burrell, and would be sampled by rapper
AZ on a similarly titled single, which featured sampled recordings of El's chorus line from the song. The song was sampled in 1995 by the RZA on "Cold World," off the GZA's highly acclaimed, first solo album, "Liquid Swords". In 2002, Ashanti sampled it for her song, "Dreams", on her
self-titled debut album. ==Charts==