The song was developed from a live jam during the bridge of "Can't Stand Losing You."[3]Ultimate Classic Rock critic Mike Duquette rated it as the Police's 19th greatest song, saying that it "underlined the Police’s prowess as players."[3]Stewart Copeland uses a delay pedal on his drum kit, which he would also use on the song "Walking on the Moon", from the same album.[4]
^Golsen, Tyler (5 January 2023). "What's that Sound? Stewart Copeland's delayed drums on The Police's 'Walking on the Moon'". Far Out Magazine. The first album where Copeland managed to implement his new delay technique was on Reggatta de Blanc. The album's title track became a playground for Copeland's new mastery of effects, but most listeners would first hear Copeland's new delay fascination on the song 'Walking on the Moon'.
