The first station in the United States to broadcast the song was WFIL AM 560 in Philadelphia courtesy of disc jockey George Michael.

In the U.S., "When Will I See You Again" peaked at number 2 on the pop singles chart, behind "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas.

British boy band Brother Beyond covered the song on their 1989 album Trust, that was also released in the Compilation Ronny's Pop Show [1990/1] – Hochfeine Pop-Musik-Schallplatte.

CD maxi 7" Single In 1993, Thomas Anders released his version of the song with The Three Degrees, which appeared on the same-named album.

The following year, Anders released a Spanish-language version of the song titled Una mañana de sol.