 Released as a single on 28 November 1988, the song reached number 66 on the UK Singles Chart late in the year.It narrowly missed the Top 40 in the United States, peaking at number 43 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in the early part of 1989; however, the song did spend one week at number 1 on the "Billboard" adult contemporary chart in January 1989.The B-side to "As Long as You Follow"'s individually sold cassette tape single is a live version of the band's 1969 song, "Oh Well", which peaked at number 2 in the UK when originally released.