ed ▁on ▁his ▁ver bal ▁agreement ▁with ▁London ▁Records ▁and ▁initi ated ▁a ▁b idd ing ▁war , ▁eventually ▁won ▁by ▁CBS ▁Records , ▁and ▁ ▁were ▁signed ▁to ▁CBS ' s ▁Ep ic ▁im print . ▁The ▁single ▁became ▁' s ▁first ▁release ▁on ▁Ep ic , ▁released ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁reaching ▁number ▁ 6 8 ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁chart . ▁Thor ne ▁was ▁unh appy ▁at ▁the ▁under hand ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁deal ▁had ▁been ▁conducted . ▁ ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Ste vo ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁to ▁record ▁a ▁second ▁song ▁with ▁Thor ne . ▁The ▁track ▁was ▁" Per fect ", ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁re work ed ▁version ▁of ▁a ▁song ▁written ▁for ▁The ▁P orn ography ▁of ▁Desp air ▁and ▁originally ▁titled ▁" S cre w ▁Up ▁Your ▁Fe el ings ". ▁Johnson ▁wanted ▁a ▁harm onica ▁on ▁the ▁record , ▁and ▁Thor ne ▁suggested ▁his ▁friend ▁David ▁Joh ansen ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁D oll s . ▁However , ▁the ▁second ▁session ▁at ▁Media Sound ▁did ▁not ▁go ▁as ▁smooth ly ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁one ▁had . ▁In ▁the ▁interven ing ▁period ▁Johnson ▁had ▁gone ▁from ▁being ▁un emp loy ed ▁to ▁receiving ▁a ▁rum oured ▁£ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁advance ▁from ▁CBS . ▁With ▁his ▁new - found ▁wealth ▁Johnson ▁was ▁keen ▁to ▁experience ▁what ▁New ▁York ▁had ▁to ▁offer , ▁disappear ing ▁from ▁the ▁studio ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁Lower