[4] In 1983 the song reached fifth place in the Dutch chart, with nine weeks in total.
[5][6] In the United States, WIFI AM Philadelphia deemed it a Playlist Top Add-on.
[7] According to The Radio Times, the scene has added poignancy due to the fact that actor Michael Thoma was nearing the end of his battle against cancer.
[8] The cast performed the song at the 21 October 1982 episode of Top of the Pops,[9] and included it as the fifth track in their The Kids from Fame Live!
[10] In 2003, some of the cast members were reunited by the BBC for a special programme, in which the group performed "Starmaker" to a piano arrangement by Lee Curreri who played Bruno Martelli in the series.