It also became the band's second consecutive number-one single on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, following ' Smooth Operator'.
While the song peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart, it fared considerably better in the United States, where it reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1986, remaining in the top 40 for 13 weeks. It was released in October 1985 as the album's lead single. ' The Sweetest Taboo' is a song by English band Sade from their second studio album, Promise (1985).
