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Written and performed by Rick Springfield, this song was released on his 1981 album Working Class Dog and tells the story of unrequited love for a best friend's girlfriend. It took 19 weeks to climb to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching that position on August 1, 1981, the same day MTV launched, and won Springfield a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.
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