tl;dr: I don't remember hearing this song until the late 90s. but looking it up it was released in the mid 80s. How popular was it when it came out?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFhx6FLxGxQ&t=1s

This is a little embarrassing to post as I think I should know this, but I don't. I was evicted in '74 (born) so this kind of falls in the range of music I should just know as I listened to the radio all of the time (thanks for the good times Q92 in Canton OH). I moved to small town Arizona in '86. In '90 I started picking up DJ gigs. Loved it. Never remember hearing this song until my DJ 'career' and schooling took me to Phoenix in about '98. I can't remember. It was all a blur. This is when I discovered real rock radio and edgy alternative music radio. If you're from Phoenix, you'll get the reference. Side note: The radio station battles were magical.

Anyhoo, in my progression through clubs I picked up several alternative nights. This song, while still on the radio, was (still?) huge from '98 on in Phoenix. This song was huge during my alternative nights and would, as played correctly, would pack a floor. I *think* I lumped this in a set with The Cult or Social D. I can't remember exactly. This was about 24 years ago and it's all a blur (Woo-hoo!).

I loved this music and these nights. I had two residency clubs where one was more Korn (North Phoenix) and the other was more punk (Scottsdale). There was crossover, but very different crowds. I first interacted with Tans folk in Scottsdale and first interacted with aryans in north phoenix. That's another story.

Getting back to the question - I don't remember hearing this song until the late 90s. but looking it up it was written int he mid 80s. How popular was it when it came out?