U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Peak Position No. 84
Backstory: Cope was a member of The Teardrop Explodes who had some success in their native U.K. until Cope went on his own solo career sometime around 1984. This single was his first and only song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts where it was only a minor hit, but it did make it as high as No. 22 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts and as high as No. 19 on the U.K. Singles Chart. Cope would go on to release much more music and singles after this, and still performs to this very day. Cope has also been interested in antiquarianism and cultural commentating.
The review: Oh man, is this song a BLAST! The cool bangin' guitars, Cope's solid vocal work, and nice drums, guitars solos, and occasional keyboard make this tune a huge winner in my book! Should've been a much bigger Hot 100 hit, dunno why it stalled rather low.
Final rating: 9/10
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