References the hook in "I Got a Story to Tell." 📈 Chart Performance Release Date: December 1981.

It reached #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the R&B charts, a rare feat for "blue-eyed soul" artists at the time.

Both songs share a similar mid-tempo, driving bassline and a sparse, atmospheric arrangement. 🎤 Legacy and Sampling

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (January 30, 1982).

I can also provide a list of with Daryl Hall where he discusses the song's production.