U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Peak Position No. 85
Backstory: Jackson just released his critically acclaimed album, Night and Day the previous year, which included his biggest U.S. hit, "Steppin' Out" (1982, No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100). This following single was his lowest charting U.S. single in his entire career, peaking at just No. 85 and not even charting in any other country. It was released off of the soundtrack for the forgotten movie, Mike's Murder. Of course, Jackson would go on to release many more albums and some more singles. Nowadays, Jackson still performs live and even went into performing classical and jazz style music.
The review: This song is a bit of an oddity in Jackson's overall catalogue. It sounds like his take on a B-52's style song with a 60's surf rock style New Wave beat. Despite being somewhat repetitive, I still really like this tune. I definitely wouldn't peg it for a Top 10, but it definitely deserved a Top 40 showing. Overall, a really catchy tune.
Final rating: 8/10
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