[3] It was the band's tenth single release in the United Kingdom and eighth top 40 hit in the region, peaking at number 12.

In the United States, it was the third single from the album and continued the band's run of hits there, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

"[4] "When in Love with a Blind Man" is a short song that served as the B-side to the "Head over Heels" single.

[citation needed] This song predates a track called "The Working Hour" from the Big Chair album.

A lighthearted video in comparison to the band's other promos, it is centred on Roland Orzabal's attempts to get the attention of a librarian (Joan Densmore), while a variety of characters (many played by the rest of the band), including a chimpanzee wearing a Red Sox jersey, engage in shenanigans in the library.