Shortly thereafter, the 12" version was released and the song became a major club hit that year.
The song gained popularity as an import, and the fledgling Moby Dick Records picked it up for U.S. release, issuing a remixed version.
No American company opted to license it, yet it still received good club exposure.
After his music career, he was very successful with several restaurants in Baden-Baden, Achern, Prague, and San Diego.
Peter Griffin died on 17 January 2007 in Baden-Baden, Germany at the age of 67.