It was his biggest hit as a solo performer, climbing the Billboard Hot 100 to peak at number 5 in October 1986[3] and reached #3 on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay chart on September 9, 1986 for one week and remained on the chart for twelve weeks.[4] The hit helped drive its parent album up the charts to peak at number 29.[5]
Formatting
The original recording is 4:45 in length. The music video extends the track length to 5:12.[6] Aside from some ad-libs near the video version's fade-out, there is little difference between the album version and the video.
Personnel
Daryl Hall: lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, keyboards
In his four-star review of the parent album, allmusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine singled out the song, calling it "tremendous" and "a swirling slice of arty new wavepsychedelia that stands in direct contrast to anything Hall & Oates sent into the Top Ten".[1]
^Nielsen Business Media, Inc (December 27, 1986). "1986 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 98 (52): Y-21. {{cite journal}}: |last1= has generic name (help)