ˌɔn ɹˈiːtʃɪŋ nˈoʊ.twˈɛlv ɪnðə jˌuːkˈeɪ sˈɪŋɡəlz tʃˈɑːɹt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, ɪt bɪkˌeɪm ðɛɹ bˈɪɡɪst jˌuːkˈeɪ tʃˈɑːɹt hˈɪt ænd ɹᵻmˈeɪnd sˌoʊ fɔːɹ twˈɛnti fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz ʌntˈɪl "hˈaɪweɪ tə hˈɛl" ɹˈiːtʃt nˈoʊ.fˈoːɹ ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn.
On reaching No.12 in the UK singles chart in 1988, it became their biggest UK chart hit and remained so for 25 years until "Highway to Hell" reached No.4 in December 2013.