Billy Ocean - When the Going Gets Tough (7" Single) (1985) Vinyl 45 • Love Zone

Catalog Number:

JS1-9432

Musical Styles:

1980s, Electro, Electropop, Film Score/Soundtrack, Pop R&B, Pop Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Synth-Pop

Sleeve Grade:

Very Good Plus (VG+)

Record Grade:

Excellent (EX)

Condition Details:

Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). 7" Single. Original picture sleeve looks good; creases near edges and light scuffing (front/back). Shelf-wear along edges and corners; two seams are partially split. Opening is crisp with signs of some use. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
2. When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (Instrumental Version)

About The Record:

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going, by Billy Ocean, was used as the theme song for the Michael Douglas film, The Jewel of the Nile. The song was also included on his album Love Zone. The saxophone solo is by Vernon Jeffrey Smith. Aided by a video featuring Michael Douglas and co-stars Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito as lip-synching backup singers, the song became a major international hit reaching No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in February 1986, and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.