the power ballad became tyler's highest charting song in several countries; peaking at no. 1 in the united states, south africa, australia, new zealand, canada and the united kingdom. at its peak, it sold 60,000 copies per day, and approximately 6 million copies in total. it won the variety club award in the uk for best single of 1983. the song also made number 82 of vh1's top 100 love songs.