Chart performance:
| Week | Position | Movement | Comments |
| 20-Jul-84 | 30 | New | |
| 27-Jul-84 | 25 | +5 | Star rater |
| 03-Aug-84 | 24 | +1 | |
| 10-Aug-84 | 20 | +4 | Biggest climber/Star rater/Peak |
| 17-Aug-84 | 20 | 0 | Peak |
| 24-Aug-84 | 21 | -1 | |
| 31-Aug-84 | 22 | -1 | |
| 07-Sep-84 | 26 | -4 |
Written by: Eddy Grant
Produced by: Eddy Grant
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Ice
| Hit number for artist | 5 |
| Peak position | 20 |
| Weeks | 8 |
| Biggest climber awards | 1 |
| Star rater climbs | 2 |
| Biggest faller awards | 0 |
| Top 20 points | 2 |
| Overall Top 20 points ranking | =2312 |
| Top 20 points ranking for the artist | 5 |
| Top 30 Points | 60 |
| Overall Top 30 points ranking | =2089 |
| Top 30 points ranking for the artist | 5 |
Annual ranking:
| 1984 | =90 |
Other chart success:
| Canada | 7 |
| Germany | 42 |
| New Zealand | 28 |
| UK | 52 |
| US | 26 |
SA Radio charts:
| Capital 604 | 11 |
| Radio 702 | 16 |
The song was intended to be the theme tune to the film of the same name which starred Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito, but ultimately only made a very brief appearance in the film. Billy Ocean’s ‘When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going’ was used in ‘The Jewel Of The Nile’, the sequel to the film and that would prove to be a far more successful song. ‘Romancing The Stone’ would feature on Grant’s ‘Going For Broke’ album.
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Artist link: Eddy Grant
SA Singles Charts 