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.
In the UK Singles Chart, it reached No. 1 and stayed there for four weeks. The single sold over a million copies in the U.S., earning gold certification from the RIAA; before 1989, platinum certification required one million units per disc.