BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1985
Written by Wayne Braithwaite, Willy Head, Barry Eastmond, Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Billy Ocean, “When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going” was used as the theme song for the Michael Douglas film, The Jewel of the Nile, the sequel to the hit blockbuster film, Romancing the Stone.
Aided by a video featuring Douglas and co-stars Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito as lip-synching backup singers, the song became a major international hit reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in February 1986 and number two on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
In 1994, the song was used for a clip of the 1986 edition of the BBC The Rock ‘n’ Roll Years featuring coverage of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines. Three years later, it was also used as a background song in the 1985-86 football season edition of Match of the 80s, during coverage of the challenge Kenny Dalglish faced on his appointment as player-manager of Liverpool F.C..
SIDEA:
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (Extended Version) 5:43
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (Single Version) 4:05
SIDE B:
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (Club Mix) 7:35
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (Instrumental) 5:12
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
CHARTS:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #2 |
| 1985 | When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going | U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | #6 |
| 1985 | When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going | U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | #2 |
| 1985 | When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | #31 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Jive
Catalog#: JD-1-9431
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1985
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Rhythm & Blues, Funk
Credits: Executive Producer – Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange
Mixed By – Nigel Green
Producer – Barry J. Eastmond*, Wayne Brathwaite
Written-By – B. Eastmond*, B. Ocean*, R.J. Lange*, W. Brathwaite*
NOTES:
From the Twentieth Century Fox Motion Picture Soundtrack “The Jewel Of The Nile.”
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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 20
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
