19 in the Dutch Top 40 in 1982, and another recorded by Jimmy Cliff for the motion picture soundtrack of Cool Runnings that peaked at no.

After making modest chart advances for a month, the RIAA-certified gold single unexpectedly took only two weeks to vault from No.

Jamaican reggae singer Jimmy Cliff recorded a cover of the song for the 1993 movie Cool Runnings.

The music video for this version was directed by Academy Award nominated film director Scott Hamilton Kennedy.

[23] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Cliff manages to breathe freshness into this oft-covered pop nugget.