[5] The band became an "independent success story" because of the song and video, and owing to this popularity was signed by Chrysalis Records in 1988.

[2] A preview concert was held at Lee's Palace on September 23 1988,[3] and the album Love Junk was released on October 26 1988.

[9] Berg was a friend of director Nelu Ghiran, whom he hired in 1986 to produce a low budget music video for the song.

[10][4] The band released a 12-inch single on its own TPOH label, selling out 1,500 copies because of the greater exposure from airing of the video.

This drew the attention of executives at record label WEA Music Canada, which obtained rights to re-press the single for national distribution in 1987.

[4] It was included as one of "The Most Important 16 Videos in Canadian Pop" by John Martin in Shakin' All Over: The Rock'N'Roll Years in Canada published in 1989.