When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going (song)
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going is a song by Billy Ocean in 1985, which was written by him, Robert Lange, Wayne Anton Braithwaite and Barry James Eastmond. It is a soundtrack for the film On the hunt for the jewel of the Nile.
History
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going was released on November 15, 1985 worldwide, and from there it became a number-one hit in the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium and Norway.
The song is 5:44 minutes long and appeared in the album Love Zone. On the B - side is a remix version of the song.
Music Video
In the music video, among others, Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito and Kathleen Turner play with. The clip also contains some scenes from the movie. At the beginning of the video Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner talk to each other, then they run away and shoot soldiers with weapons on them. In another scene Billy Ocean sings the song on a stage. For his performance, he is accompanied by a band, in a drum, another keyboard, some wind instruments and other guitar playing. Douglas, DeVito and Turner also perform the backing vocals.