The song was the band's first love ballad, was a number-one hit on the Australian ARIA Charts, the band's fifth and final number-one hit on Billboard Hot 100 charts, and the first number-one hit of the 1980s.
In 1992 a dance version of the song was recorded by Eurodance group Double You and was a major world wide hit. It earned Double You gold and platinum records in a number of European countries and many other countries throughout the world.