▁in ▁the ▁band ' s ▁native ▁Canada , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁their ▁biggest ▁hit . ▁In ▁the ▁US , ▁it ▁entered ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁and ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 6 1 ▁four ▁weeks ▁later . ▁S omet ime ▁there after , ▁disappoint ed ▁and ▁fr ustr ated ▁by ▁their ▁continued ▁lack ▁of ▁international ▁success , ▁the ▁band ▁broke ▁up . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Brian ▁Phili ps , ▁Program ▁Director ▁at ▁K D W B ▁in ▁Min ne apolis , ▁and ▁W K TI ▁in ▁Mil w au kee ▁began ▁playing ▁the ▁song , ▁and ▁eventually ▁other ▁radio ▁stations ▁nation ally ▁followed ▁suit . ▁This ▁encourag ed ▁Capit ol ▁Records ▁to ▁re - release ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁a ▁single . ▁On ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁song ▁hit ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁By ▁that ▁time , ▁former ▁Sher iff ▁members ▁L anni ▁and ▁bass ist ▁Wolf ▁Hass ell ▁had ▁formed ▁a ▁du o ▁named ▁Fro zen ▁Ghost , ▁and ▁decl ined ▁to ▁re - form ▁the ▁group . ▁Sher iff ' s ▁lead ▁vocal ist ▁Fred dy ▁Cur ci ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁Steve ▁De M arch i , ▁who ▁had ▁both ▁been ▁working ▁as ▁cou riers ▁in ▁the ▁inter im , sub sequently ▁formed ▁the ▁band ▁Ali as ▁and ▁chart ed ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁number ▁ 2 ▁hit ▁"