It was co-produced by Madonna and William Orbit and released on the singer's Maverick label, after Rupert Everett (Madonna's co-star in The Next Best Thing) had convinced her to cover the song for the film's soundtrack.
Chuck Taylor from Billboard was impressed by the recording and commented, "Applause to Madonna for not pandering to modern temporary trends and for challenging programmers to broaden their playlists".
American pop singer Madonna released a cover version of the song in March 2000 to promote the soundtrack to her film The Next Best Thing (2000), with the song being serviced to radio on February 2.
Released in March 2000, the song was a worldwide hit, reaching No. 1 in many countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Italy, Germany (her first since "La Isla Bonita", in 1987), Switzerland, Austria, and Finland.
The song was the 19th best selling of 2000 in the UK and the 9th best selling of 2000 in Italy.