Chart performance:
| Week | Position | Movement | Comments |
| 03-Nov-78 | 20 | New | |
| 10-Nov-78 | 17 | +3 | |
| 17-Nov-78 | 12 | +5 | Star rater/Peak |
| 24-Nov-78 | 13 | -1 | |
| 01-Dec-78 | 15 | -2 | |
| 08-Dec-78 | 13 | +2 | |
| 15-Dec-78 | 14 | -1 | |
| 22-Dec-78 | 14 | 0 | |
| 29-Dec-78 | 13 | +1 | |
| 05-Jan-79 | 15 | -2 | |
| 12-Jan-79 | 16 | -1 | |
| 19-Jan-79 | 18 | -2 | |
| 26-Jan-79 | 20 | -2 |
Written by: Robert Fleischman, Neal Schon & Diane Valory
Produced by: Roy Thomas Baker
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): CBS
| Hit number for artist | 1 |
| Peak position | 12 |
| Weeks | 13 |
| Biggest climber awards | 0 |
| Star rater climbs | 1 |
| Biggest faller awards | 0 |
| Top 20 points | 73 |
| Overall Top 20 points ranking | =1344 |
| Top 20 points ranking for the artist | 1 |
| Top 30 Points | 203 |
| Overall Top 30 points ranking | =1151 |
| Top 30 points ranking for the artist | 1 |
Annual ranking:
| 1978 | 63 |
| 1979 | 98 |
Other chart success:
| Canada | 45 |
| US | 57 |
The song came from a line in a poem called ‘Wheels In My Mind’ written by the Diane Valory, the wife of Ross Valory, the band’s bassist. It would be the band’s first hit single and also the first with Steve Perry as lead vocalist.
Video:
Artist link: Journey
SA Singles Charts 