Uploaded February 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
The song was originally released in 1980 when the original members of the group, from Portland, OR, were known as Seafood Mamma. After they merged with members from another local group Pilot, they renamed themselves Quarterflash and recorded and released the song again. This gold record version reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit #1 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
It's also a song where you rarely see a female lead singer who also plays the saxophone riff. Although an American band, the name Quarterflash was supposedly derived from a term sometimes used by Australians to describe immigrants as one quarter flash and three parts foolish.
The song was originally released in 1980 when the original members of the group, from Portland, OR, were known as Seafood Mamma. After they merged with members from another local group Pilot, they renamed themselves Quarterflash and recorded and released the song again. This gold record version reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit #1 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
It's also a song where you rarely see a female lead singer who also plays the saxophone riff. Although an American band, the name Quarterflash was supposedly derived from a term sometimes used by Australians to describe immigrants as one quarter flash and three parts foolish.
