The song was written by band members David Glasper and Marcus Lillington.

[1] Following Jonah's initial issue in edited form as a single, the full 4:49 version was included on the band's debut album All That Jazz, released in August 1987.

The first, to accompany the release of "Jonah" in the U.K., was filmed in Barcelona, directed by Mark Lebon and Nick Jones, and produced at Media Lab Ltd.[6] The second was directed by Drew Carolan, and produced for the American market in October 1987.

4 in the U.K. during August 1988, "Jonah" received additional production by Paul Staveley O'Duffy, and treatment by remixer Bob Kraushaar.

"Jonah" was re-released in Britain in October 1988 as the band's seventh single on home soil,[4] peaking at No.

[Extended] - 6:02 A limited edition picture disc version was also released (SRNTY 95).