 In the United States, it became a top fifty hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in early 1980 (#46 pop and #44 adult contemporary).In New Zealand, it peaked at #2, In the United Kingdom, it topped the UK Singles Chart as a double A-side with "The First Cut Is the Deepest" in 1977.The song is widely believed to have benefitted from being deliberately released as a budget single in order to keep the Sex Pistols' 'God Save The Queen' off the top of the UK Singles Chart.