This song was based on the song "Self Control" (1984), performed by Raffaele Riefoli, aka Raf, and written by Raf, Giancarlo Bigazzi and Steve Piccolo. This tune was also used in other Hindi film songs - Rakesh Roshan used it in "Mujhe Pyaar Ho Chala" ("Bhagwaan Dada", 1986), Bappi Lahiri in "Mujhko Kehte Hain Romeo" ("Muddat", 1986) and Anu Malik in "In The Night No Control" ("Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi", 1996).[1][2][3][4]