The song was partially written at the time Adams and Vallance were writing for the album Reckless and not completed until the album recording started. Vallance comments on his website that he believes that the sounds were more suited to "Reckless" than "Into the Fire", Adams however believes the song was perfect for the album as it made a direct connection between the two albums for those that liked the previous work. Spreading the connection ever farther to his subsequent album, Waking Up the Neighbours Adams re-used the opening riff to the song for the track House Arrest.
Live performance
Adams often plays this song at his live concerts with prolonged guitar solo battles with his guitarist Keith Scott.