When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going

“When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going”

Single by Billy Ocean from the album The Jewel of the Nile Soundtrack
Released	1985
Genre	Pop
Writer(s)	Wayne Braithwaite, Barry Eastmond, Mutt Lange, Billy Ocean

"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" is a popular song originally recorded by Billy Ocean in 1985.

Written by Wayne Braithwaite, Barry Eastmond, Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Billy Ocean, the song was used as the theme song for the Michael Douglas film, The Jewel of the Nile. Aided by a video featuring Douglas and co-stars Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito, the song became a major international hit reaching #1 on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in February 1986 and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

[edit] Chart performance

Irish boyband, Boyzone, recorded a cover version for Comic Relief, which also reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart in March 1999. The song was also covered by German pop star Jamie Stevens on his 2002 album, Unbreakable.

Preceded by "The Sun Always Shines on TV" by a-ha	UK Singles Chart number-one single (Billy Ocean version) February 4, 1986	Succeeded by "Chain Reaction" by Diana Ross
Preceded by "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears	UK Singles Chart number-one single (Boyzone version) March 7, 1999 - March 20, 1999	Succeeded by *"Blame It on the Weatherman" by BWitched**

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