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and Mick Jones and reached number 75 in the U.S. charts, but was a live staple for years to come. The live version of "

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'', but in subsequent re-releases has been dropped in favour of the original album version due to a couple of choice words spoken in ad lib during the song's performance by its singer,

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'' contributor Kurt Loder felt the song sounded like it could have been written by

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. ''Berkeley Gazette'' critic Robert Blades said it has "a mesmerizing pop hook uncommon to most of Foreigner's material" and shows "a breadth of style the band hasn't revealed before." ''Hartford Courant'' critic Colin McEnroe called it a "first-class driving rock 'n' roll melody."

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music director Chris Bailey praised it, saying that it sounded like songs from

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