Chart performance:
| Week | Position | Movement | Comments |
| 19-Aug-83 | 20* | New | |
| 26-Aug-83 | 17 | +3 | |
| 02-Sep-83 | 13 | +4 | Biggest climber/Star rater |
| 09-Sep-83 | 9 | +4 | Star rater |
| 16-Sep-83 | 9 | 0 | |
| 23-Sep-83 | 12 | -3 | |
| 30-Sep-83 | 8 | +4 | Biggest climber/Star rater |
| 07-Oct-83 | 3 | +5 | Star rater/Peak |
| 14-Oct-83 | 3 | 0 | Peak |
| 21-Oct-83 | 3 | 0 | Peak |
| 28-Oct-83 | 5 | -2 | |
| 04-Nov-83 | 5 | 0 | |
| 11-Nov-83 | 5 | 0 | |
| 18-Nov-83 | 8 | -3 | |
| 25-Nov-83 | 11 | -3 | |
| 02-Dec-83 | 14 | -3 | |
| 09-Dec-83 | 17 | -3 | |
| 16-Dec-83 | 21 | -4 | Biggest faller |
| 23-Dec-83 | 25 | -4 | |
| 30-Dec-83 | 30 | -5 | Biggest faller |
| 06-Jan-84 | 30 | 0 |
* This was the first song to enter the charts at 20 or higher since the chart was extended to a top 30.
Written by: Irving Berlin
Produced by: David Parker
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): RCA Victor
| Hit number for artist | 1 |
| Peak position | 3 |
| Weeks | 21 |
| Biggest climber awards | 2 |
| Star rater climbs | 4 |
| Biggest faller awards | 2 |
| Top 20 points | 195 |
| Overall Top 20 points ranking | =408 |
| Top 20 points ranking for the artist | 1 |
| Top 30 Points | 383 |
| Overall Top 30 points ranking | =320 |
| Top 30 points ranking for the artist | 1 |
Annual ranking:
| 1983 | 17 |
| 1984 | 125 |
Other chart success:
| Australia | 5 |
| Austria | 3 |
| Belgium | 13 |
| Canada | 2 |
| Finland | 1 |
| France | 74 |
| Germany | 20 |
| Ireland | 24 |
| Netherlands | 18 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Norway | 2 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Switzerland | 6 |
| US | 4 |
SA Radio charts:
| Capital 604 | 8 |
| Radio 702 | 1 |
The song was written by Irving Berlin in 1927 and first published in 1929. In 1930 it was used in a musical film of the same title which starred Harry Richman. Around the same time Fred Astaire would also record a version. The song title comes from the slang ‘to put on the Ritz’ which meant to dress up smartly. Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle would perform a version of it in the 1974 film ‘Young Frankenstein’. Taco’s version would shift over a million copies in the US.
Video:
Artist link: Taco
SA Singles Charts 