The song was originally intended for release as a single for the 1997 action blockbuster "Con Air" soundtrack. According to LeAnn Rimes, Warren wrote the song specifically with her in mind, promising it to Rimes. Walt Disney Pictures, the company behind the Touchstone Pictures label, decided that Rimes' recording had too much of a "pop" sound, and also that because she was 14 years old, she was too young to sing about the subject matter expressed in the song. Trisha Yearwood was ultimately chosen to re-record the song, utilizing a more throaty, country-western vibe. Yearwood's version was released on May 27, 1997 to country radio and appeared in the film. According to Yearwood, she was unaware of Rimes' recording prior to being approached by Touchstone Pictures to record the song. When Wilbur Rimes (LeAnn's father and then manager) heard of the release, her version was quickly released to mainstream pop radio. Neither Rimes' nor Yearwood's version of the song was included on the soundtrack album for the film (which consists of the score by Trevor Rabin and Mark Mancina). Rimes' version was released on a CD and cassette tape single, with the original rendition of the song plus an extended version, the latter of which was later re-issued on Rimes' "", while the former was issued on her "Greatest Hits" in 2003 in the US, "The Best of LeAnn Rimes" in 2004 internationally and again in the US on her "All-Time Greatest Hits" album in 2015. The CD single was later re-issued with the original version of the song as the A-side track with the B-side being replaced by the Mr. Mig's Dance Radio Edit, which would later be featured on the remix edition of "The Best of LeAnn Rimes" in 2004, while in 2014 her "Dance Like You Don't Give A...Greatest Hits Remixes" featured a new remix by Cahill. Larry Flick from "Billboard" described the song as a "straight-ahead pop ballad" and noted that Rimes "has a field day with this beautiful, richly soulful Diane Warren composition, giving it a youthful exuberance and wide-eyed innocence that will melt even the coldest heart." He also commented that Rimes "is so vigorously courting the pop world with this single" and that she "has offered a tune that makes the most of her formidable pipes and leaves listeners salivating for more."