[3] The duo enjoyed popularity between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s and are best known for the international top 10 hits "We Close Our Eyes", "Call Me", "Faithful", and "King of Wishful Thinking"; the last was featured in the American romantic comedy film Pretty Woman (1990).

[8] The video for the song, directed by Godley & Creme, was innovative and unusual for its time, becoming an early favourite on MTV.

[10] In 1987, Go West released the proper follow-up to their debut studio album, Dancing on the Couch, which made the UK top 20.

[13] In 1992, the duo released their third studio album Indian Summer, which included "Faithful" and revival of Bobby Caldwell's original What You Won't Do for Love.

Written by the band and Martin Page[14] and produced by Peter Wolf,[15] the song reached the top 20 in the UK, Canada and the United States.

[16] Cox and Drummie appeared on Jim'll Fix It: Strikes Again in 2007, to re-create a popular 'fix-it' from 1986; in the original show, a fifteen-year-old girl had sung "We Close Our Eyes" with Go West as a backing vocalist.