When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
: Billy OceanDate: 11/1985
From: The Jewel of the Nile: Music from the 20th Century Fox Motion Picture Soundtrack
Comment:
[Jive 9432]
written by Wayne Anton Braithwaite, Barry James Eastmond, Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Billy Ocean
| Chart | Debut date | Peak pos. |
|---|---|---|
| US | 30/11/1985 | 2 |
| US AC | 2 | |
| US dance | 31 | |
| US R&B | 6 | |
| UK | 25/01/1986 | 1 |
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| Billy Ocean singles chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| The Long and Winding Road (11/1985 • 5 pts) | When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going (11/1985 • 409 pts) | There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) (04/1986 • 336 pts) |
| Billy Ocean singles by points | ||
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) (06/1984 • 361 pts) | When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going (11/1985 • 409 pts) | Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car (02/1988 • 425 pts) |
Music video
| Song versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 • Billy Ocean • When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going |  |  | |
| 1999 • Boyzone • When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going | | ||