When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going (song)

This article is about the 1985 song by Billy Ocean. For the 1985 song by Raven, see Stay Hard. For other uses, see When the Going Gets Tough.
"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"
Standard picture sleeve
Single by Billy Ocean
from the album The Jewel of the Nile Soundtrack and Love Zone
Released15 November 1985 (1985-11-15)
Recorded1985
GenreDance-pop[1]
Length5:44
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Barry Eastmond
  • Wayne Brathwaite
Billy Ocean singles chronology
"The Long and Winding Road"
(1985) 		"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"
(1985) 		"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"
(1986)

"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" is a 1985 song co-written and originally recorded by English singer Billy Ocean in 1985.

  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (December 16, 2020). "The Number Ones: Billy Ocean's "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)". Stereogum. Retrieved September 24, 2023. When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going"... [is] a big, bold silly dance-pop song.