The similarity between the versions resulted in Network paying compensation to Roberto Zanetti, Double You's producer, following three years of legal action. The KWS version was dedicated in honour of Nottingham Forest (European football) defender Des Walker, who was on the verge of signing for Italian team Sampdoria. It was also a double A-side with "Game Boy"; King recalled: "We wanted something new and Game Boy was my son's favourite games console at the time. There were various mixes on the 12-inch single with silly names like "Afternoon of the Rhino", which had been the title of a northern soul single by Mike Post." The single was picked up as a news story by a local Nottingham TV station. BBC Radio 1 soon made it "Record of the Week" and it climbed from number 30 in the UK Singles Chart to number 9 and then in its third week to number 1, which is when the group first performed it on "Top of the Pops". They performed it five times on the show, one week upsetting Elton John by using Dressing Room 1, relegating John to Dressing Room 2. Across the song's five-week reign at the top of the UK Singles Chart, it kept SL2's "On a Ragga Tip", Guns N' Roses' "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", Shut Up & Dance's "Raving I'm Raving" and Kris Kross' "Jump" stalled at number 2. It was ultimately certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry. The same week "Please Don't Go" was withdrawn in Germany, and only seven days after the song reached the 500,000 sales mark in the UK, the Nottinghamshire County Council honoured KWS with a civic reception. Council chairman Gordon Young commented: "All the good work they are doing is helping to put Nottingham in a good light. We like to put on receptions for people that have achieved something. We are proud of what they have done and will wish them well for the future." Joseph McCombs of AllMusic was mixed in his assessment of the KWS cover, writing that: "The bright vocals, synth bleeps, and predictable house groove that drove 'Please Don't Go' to the top of the charts wear thin quickly." Larry Flick from "Billboard" described the song as a "House-induced cover" and noted further that the beats "are hard enough to fill dancefloors, but are brightened by radio-friendly vocals and slick synths."