Blue Öyster Cult lead singer Eric Bloom wrote the lyric, which is about aliens who come to Earth to take him away. He goes willingly, telling them, "Take me away." In his Songfacts interview, Bloom said: "If the aliens come, I'm ready to leave... if they're 'good guy' aliens."
The Canadian guitarist Aldo Nova wrote the music to this song. He made a demo with his own lyric, but wasn't happy with the words so he took it to Eric Bloom, who wrote a new lyric. Blue Öyster Cult was working on their The Revölution by Night album at the time, and Nova agreed to let them record it.
Blue Öyster Cult got a career boost in 1981 with their hit "Burnin' For You," which got them on MTV. They looked to follow with this track, but it failed to crack the Hot 100.
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