He released the album in Europe on CBS Records, and it immediately gained popularity as a dance hit with club DJs there.

[6][7] "I Wonder If I Take You Home" was voted the eighth best single of 1985 in The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics poll.

[9] John Leland of Spin called it a "lightweight but catchy teenage hip-pop click.

[11][12] In 2012, rapper Meek Mill used the chorus and a remixed beat for his song "Take You Home", featuring Wale and Big Sean, off his Dreamchasers 2 mixtape.

In 2018, American singer-songwriter, rapper, and bassist Meshell Ndegeocello released a cover version of the song, featured on her album Ventriloquism.