[7] The song won Ocean the 1985 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, making him the first British artist to win in that category.

[citation needed] The saxophone solo is played by Vernon Jeffrey Smith.

[8] The song was initially released in the UK as "European Queen" in May 1984,[citation needed] but it did not achieve success.

[5] In the US, the song was released under the title "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)".

It entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 85 on the chart dated 11 August 1984.