The song was written by Queen guitarist Brian May, who intended to record it for his then-upcoming solo album Back to the Light (1992), but when he heard Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury sing the track, he allowed it to become a Queen song.
The song was the first single to be released in the United States under their contract with Hollywood Records on 14 January 1991.
The song charted on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the United States at #3.
The cover of one of the CD singles is inspired by Grandville illustrations.
The performance footage (Mercury wearing a yellow sweater) was shot in December 1990 and the studio footage (of Mercury wearing two different blue shirts) in November 1990, both at Metropolis Studios in London (the exterior of which is shown at the beginning and the end of the video).