The song was inspired by events in Europe of the late 1980s, particularly Perestroika in Russia. Although the song was not recorded until May 1990, it was already a feature of their set list as early as spring 1989 and thus was written months before the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Credits
Produced by: Jesus Jones
Recorded at: Matrix Studios and Ezee Studios in London.
Engineer: Darren Allison.
Release date: 11 September 1990