Chart performance:
| Week | Position | Movement | Comments |
| 07-Dec-86 | 22 | New | |
| 14-Dec-86 | 11 | +11 | Biggest climber/Star rater |
| 21-Dec-86 | 9 | +2 | |
| 28-Dec-86 | 8 | +1 | |
| 04-Jan-87 | 6 | +2 | |
| 11-Jan-87 | 2 | +4 | Star rater |
| 18-Jan-87 | 1* | +1 | Peak |
| 25-Jan-87 | 2 | -1 | |
| 01-Feb-87 | 1 | +1 | Peak |
| 08-Feb-87 | 1 | 0 | Peak |
| 15-Feb-87 | 1 | 0 | Peak |
| 22-Feb-87 | 2 | -1 | |
| 01-Mar-87 | 3 | -1 | |
| 08-Mar-87 | 4 | -1 | |
| 15-Mar-87 | 6 | -2 | |
| 22-Mar-87 | 7 | -1 | |
| 29-Mar-87 | 11 | -4 | |
| 05-Apr-87 | 14 | -3 | |
| 12-Apr-87 | 19 | -5 | Biggest faller |
| 19-Apr-87 | 27 | -8 | Biggest faller |
| 26-Apr-87 | 29 | -2 |
* The Bangles became the 9th and final act to see their first 2 hits top the charts.
Written by: Leam Sternberg
Produced by: David Kahne
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): CBS
| Hit number for artist | 2 |
| Peak position | 1 |
| Weeks | 21 |
| Biggest climber awards | 1 |
| Star rater climbs | 2 |
| Biggest faller awards | 2 |
| Top 20 points | 270 |
| Overall Top 20 points ranking | =140 |
| Top 20 points ranking for the artist | 2 |
| Top 30 Points | 465 |
| Overall Top 30 points ranking | =151 |
| Top 30 points ranking for the artist | 2 |
Annual ranking:
| 1986 | 86 |
| 1987 | 22 |
Other chart success:
| Australia | 1 |
| Austria | 6 |
| Belgium | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Finland | 11 |
| France | 15 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Japan | 83 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| New Zealand | 2 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Switzerland | 8 |
| UK | 3 |
| US | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 |
SA Radio charts:
| Capital 604 | 1 |
| Radio 5 | 1 |
| Radio 702 | 1 |
The inspiration for the song apparently came when songwriter, Liam Sternberg, was crossing the English Channel on a ferry. The water was choppy and the passengers were walking in a strange way to keep their balance. This reminded Sternberg of the paintings of human figures in the ancient Egyptian tombs. He would first offer the song to Toni Basil, who turned it down. Lene Lovich was the first to record a version, but this was not released. It was then offered to The Bangles. The song was re-released in 1990 to help promote the band’s ‘Greatest Hits’ album and it would go to 73 in the UK that year. It would be the 47th of 72 hits that would top all 3 of the local radio charts mentioned above and the 17th of 24 that would also top the main SA chart.
Video:
Artist link: The Bangles
SA Singles Charts 