ðə ɡɹˈuːps lˈeɪbəl, dʒˈaɪv ɹˈɛkɚdz, hæd nˌɑːt kəmˈɪɾᵻd tə jˈuːzɪŋ ðə sˈɔŋ fɚðə ɡɹˈuːp, ænd æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt, ɪt wʌz ˈɔfɚd tə sˈɪŋɚ kˈiːθ mˈɑːɹtɪn, hˌuː ɐksˈɛptᵻd ɪt ænd ɹᵻlˈiːst ɪɾ æz ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl ɔnðə bˈæd bˈɔɪz sˈaʊndtɹæk, ænd hɪz ˈoʊn ˈælbəmz ɪts lˈɔŋ ˌoʊvɚdˈuː ænd ˈɔːl ðə hˈɪts.
The group's label, Jive Records, had not committed to using the song for the group, and as a result, it was offered to singer Keith Martin, who accepted it and released it as a single on the Bad Boys soundtrack, and his own albums It's Long Overdue and All the Hits.