I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people, including other musicians.

In February 2012 the song was also played in the opening sequence of the Burberry Prosum Autumn/Winter 2012 fashion show which was organized in London. A period of inactivity for Armatrading followed while Joan Armatrading extricated herself from her contract with Cube Records. In that year Joan Armatrading performed on Rockpalast night.

Armatrading is a three-time Grammy Award-nominee and has been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. In a recording career spanning 40 years Joan Armatrading has released a total of 18 studio albums as well as several live albums and compilations. She also received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection in 1996.