The first U.S. release of today's song failed to scale the charts. In 1985, amid reports pop star Laura Branigan was featuring the song on her next album, the song was re-released as a single in the U.S., and again floundered in the lower recesses of the chart.
Our group's version was released a third time in the U.S. in 1988, to promote Their "Singles Collection", and peaked this time at #65.

it was a Top 10 hit in France, Germany, Italy, South Africa and Switzerland in 1984/1985.

I was very surprised when I read the liner notes on the Singles Collection CD when I read this...

In 1985 it was a Top single on WPST Trenton, New Jersey (my home town)
 and to this day is still played as an oldie.

it was featured in the 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite as well as the episode Underage Drinking:
A National Concern of the sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

In the first part of 2006, Australian guitar band Youth Group took their remake  to #1 in the Official Australian Charts, thanks in part to exposure the track had received from being on popular US TV series The O.C

I am freaturing it today because this was a song that I've always liked alot

and the Bob Dylan song with the same title was already used on Mystery Lyrics

it is a completely different song so please don't say Bob Dylan, Joan Baez or Rod Stewart.

the tune is also (unrelated to a Mel Gibson Movie of the same title)..

December 28th

 Say You, Say Me      Lionel Ritchie               (199
 Somebody Put Something In My Drink    The Ramones     (1999)
Twentieth Century Fox    The Doors        (2000)
  Dear Mr. Jesus      POWERSOURCE          (2001)
Train In Vain      The Clash                  (2002)
Rubberneckin'     Elvis Presley         (2003)      
Fool In Love With You      Jim Photoglo     

The Twelve Days Of Christmas    Jasper Carrott    (2004)

Taking A Chance On Love      Ethyl Waters         (2005)