- The title refers to the narrator longing for the girl of his dreams, but he is afraid to make the first move for fear of losing her.
- The song was pieced together from 3 different takes. The intro and ending were done at the same time, and the middle section was done last. There is a very rough edit at the end of Santana's final guitar solo, and drummer Mike Shrieve botches his drum part in the intro.
- The album was recorded during a tumultuous period for the band in which they temporarily split up after the album's tour was over. Guitarist Neal Schon and keyboardist/singer Gregg Rolie would leave the band to form Journey.
- "Taboo" is never sung in the lyrics.
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