: The song was co-written by David Foster , Jay Graydon , and Bill Champlin . Foster originally ad-libbed the chorus during a meeting with Motown executives because he had forgotten the lyrics to a different song he was presenting.

For a while, to love each other with allWe would ever need, love was strong for so longNever knew that what was wrong (oh, baby) wasn't right

: It was initially offered to Hall & Oates , who turned it down because they preferred to record their own material.