 The lyrics "Night I left the city I dreamt of a Wolf..." are credited to Lauren Savoy, who got later married to the band's guitarist Paul Waaktaar-Savoy.It was the most successful single from the "Scoundrel Days" album in the U.S., where it peaked at #14 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts and went to #50 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, though it would be the band's last entry on that chart.The single reached the Top 40 in various other countries, including Top 5 chartings in the UK, Poland and Ireland, and #2 in Norway.