Chart Performance
In the United States, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for eight weeks. When the single was released 1995, it peaked at No.3 on the UK Singles Chart in the United Kingdom and at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States as the flipside to "This House Is Not a Home". It also peaked at No. 1 on the U.S. Top 40 Mainstream and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts.
Rarely heard on radio in the United Kingdom after its early popularity, the song was frequently played on British popular radio in 2004 around the time of the series finale.
In April 2004, the song was ranked at No. 15 on Blender magazine's list of the "50 Worst Songs Ever".
Most recently, in 2010, Matthew Wilkening of AOL Radio ranked the song at No. 25 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever, calling it "The most dangerous song on this list. Like a panther, it can strike anywhere that reruns of 'Friends' roam free."
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