▁As ▁An yth ing ▁keyboard ist ▁and ▁singer ▁Gre edy ▁Smith . ▁Smith ▁did ▁not ▁initially ▁think ▁the ▁song ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁hit ▁when ▁he ▁wrote ▁it , ▁but ▁became ▁more ▁confident ▁as ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁completed ; ▁he ▁explained , ▁" You ▁know ▁when ▁I ▁felt ▁that ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁hit ? ▁When ▁we ▁finished ▁mixing ▁it . ▁It ▁took ▁about ▁half ▁an ▁hour ▁to ▁write ▁in ▁my ▁head . ▁But ▁then ▁two ▁years ▁to ▁get ▁it ▁right . ▁We ▁had ▁no ▁idea ▁of ▁how ▁big ▁it ▁would ▁be ." ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁song ' s ▁success , ▁Smith ▁did ▁not ▁seek ▁to ▁directly ▁rep licate ▁its ▁style . ▁He ▁later ▁said , ▁" it ' s ▁not ▁about ▁dup lic ating ▁the ▁song , ▁you ▁have ▁to ▁duplicate ▁all ▁the ▁conditions ▁around ▁it . ▁Which ▁is ▁an ▁art ▁in ▁itself . ▁It ' s ▁not ▁really ▁that ▁possible . ▁It ' s ▁a ▁bit ▁like ▁cr icket . ▁You ▁can ' t ▁understand ▁how ▁a ▁team ▁can ▁win ▁or ▁lose , ▁but ▁it ' s ▁just ▁the ▁v ibe ▁of ▁it ▁as ▁Michael ▁Cat on ▁would ▁say ." ▁ ▁Release ▁and ▁reception ▁" Live ▁It ▁Up " ▁appears ▁on ▁the ▁band ' s ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁album , ▁Fund amental . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁in ▁Australia . ▁The ▁single ▁was ▁later ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁in ▁Europe ▁after