Chart performance:
| Week | Position | Movement | Comments |
| 04-Feb-88 | 27 | New | |
| 11-Feb-88 | 22 | +5 | Star rater |
| 18-Feb-88 | 14 | +8 | Star rater |
| 25-Feb-88 | 10 | +4 | Star rater/Peak |
| 03-Mar-88 | 10 | 0 | Peak |
| 10-Mar-88 | 13 | -3 | |
| 17-Mar-88 | 15 | -2 | |
| 24-Mar-88 | 17 | -2 | |
| 31-Mar-88 | 16 | +1 | |
| 07-Apr-88 | 16 | 0 | |
| 14-Apr-88 | 21 | -5 | |
| 21-Apr-88 | 30 | -9 | Biggest faller |
Written by: David Was, Don Was & Randy Jacobs
Produced by: David Was & Don Was
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Fontana
| Hit number for artist | 1 |
| Peak position | 10 |
| Weeks | 12 |
| Biggest climber awards | 0 |
| Star rater climbs | 3 |
| Biggest faller awards | 1 |
| Top 20 points | 57 |
| Overall Top 20 points ranking | =1510 |
| Top 20 points ranking for the artist | 1 |
| Top 30 Points | 161 |
| Overall Top 30 points ranking | =1407 |
| Top 30 points ranking for the artist | 1 |
Annual ranking:
| 1988 | 55 |
Other chart success:
| Australia | 9 |
| Belgium | 16 |
| Canada | 6 |
| France | 49 |
| Germany | 48 |
| Ireland | 11 |
| Netherlands | 10 |
| New Zealand | 16 |
| Norway | 6 |
| Switzerland | 9 |
| UK | 10 |
| US | 7 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 |
SA Radio charts:
| Radio 5 | 6 |
The song would chart in the band’s native US in 1989, 2 years after its success in the UK. It would feature in the soundtrack to the 1994 film ‘The Flintstones’ which starred John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Elizabeth Perkins and Rosie O’Donnell.
Video:
Artist link: Was (Not Was)
SA Singles Charts 