It was a top-ten U.S. single in September 1983, peaking at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100,[1] becoming his only major hit single. The 7" single version is slightly different from the LP version, and it was the 7" version which was played on most radio stations in the US while on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] In the U.S., the song became RSO Records' final top 10 single and top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
Appearances in other media
The instrumental version was used as the theme for Jim Crockett Promotions wrestling show Starrcade from 1983 to 1987.
The song was used as a opening theme for NASCAR races on TBS from 1983 to 1985.
The song's instrumental bridge was the original opening theme song of The Jerry Lawler Show, which debuted in 1983 on WMC-TV in Memphis, Tennessee.
WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina (which was the taping home for Jim Crockett's Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling at one time and was the broadcaster for Crockett wrestling) used it for their Action Sports Saturday broadcasts during the mid-1980s.[3]
The song was used by WDIV-TV in Detroit for its Sunday sports wrap-up show Sports Final Edition.
The song had renewed popularity in 2010 when Australian comedy duo Hamish & Andy proclaimed on air that the song gave the listener an extra burst of energy and dubbed the phenomenon as "The Frank Effect".[4] A special one-time concert was held in Australia as a result, which was documented in their 2010 TV special Hamish & Andy's Reministmas Special.
In a 2016 episode of The Jim Gaffigan Show, Adam Goldberg as Dave Marks, is seen to find his creative fire in a montage as the song plays.
In Season 2 Episode 6 of the Netflix series GLOW, the song is used during a training montage.
In Season 1 Episode 10 of the TV series Doom Patrol, when Beard Hunter is preparing for his mission.