Re-issued as a single, it was number one for four weeks and led to the band reforming temporarily to perform the song on BBC Television's Top of the Pops.

The group temporarily reformed, adding guitarist Lol Creme but leaving J.J. Jeczalik and Gary Langan conspicuously absent.

Siouxsie then temporarily reformed the Creatures with Budgie and went to Spain to record Boomerang.

In 1998, EMI released a "best of" and Geisha temporarily reformed for a live performance.

Despite disbanding to rest after a hectic touring schedule, Heap and Sigsworth reformed temporarily to record a special cover version of "Holding Out for a Hero" for the Shrek 2 soundtrack.

Heap and Sigsworth temporarily reformed Frou Frou to record a cover version of "Holding Out for a Hero", originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler, for the Shrek 2 soundtrack.

In 2007 the band temporarily reformed to play a handful of reunion shows without Cummings.

The band maintained a strong fan base in Japan, and when the Troys temporarily reformed Praying Mantis for a NWOBHM nostalgia tour in 1990, they were encouraged by the response to resurrect the band full-time.

This time a temporarily reformed Brown promised he would stop seeing Bradley and hired a lawyer, Soren X. Christensen, to keep him away from her.