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▸ 1985 · Pop

When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going

from Here You Are: The Music of My Life

🎧 The sound of the '80s

“When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going” reached #31 on Billboard’s 1986 Year-End Hot 100.

Written by Wayne Brathwaite, Mutt Lange and Barry Eastmond.

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📼✨ '80s Hits 📆 1985 📼 80s 🎸 Pop

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