In the UK Singles Chart, it reached No. 1, staying there for four weeks. The single sold over a million copies in the U.S. and was certified gold, as the RIAA requirement for a platinum single disc was not lowered to one million units until 1989.
The song topped the UK Singles Chart and remained at No. 1 for four weeks. It sold over a million copies in the U.S., earning gold certification from the RIAA; before 1989, platinum certification needed one million units per disc.