In 2018, Billboard ranked the song 5th on their list of "The 15 Best Megadeth Songs". Loudwire called the song "one of Mustaine's greatest songs" and ranked it as the 7th best Megadeth song. Metal Hammer called it one of the most overlooked Megadeth songs. MusicRadar called it of the 5 songs guitarists need to hear by Megadeth. Penelope Spheeris stated "It's a very, very heavy song and a really kind of classic piece of Megadeth that really displays their philosophy in a beautiful way". Accolades Personnel Megadeth Dave Mustaine - guitars, vocals Jeff Young - guitars David Ellefson - bass Chuck Behler - drums Production Produced by Paul Lani and Dave Mustaine Engineered by Paul Lani with Matt Freeman Mixed by Michael Wagener Executive Produced by Tim Carr Mastered by Stephen Marcussen References 1988 singles Megadeth songs Heavy metal ballads Songs written by Dave Mustaine Songs about real people Capitol Records singles 1988 songs