Number one on 13 March 1999, Jonny's 34th birthday
When the Going Gets Tough
Boyzone
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- Reached number oneweek ending 13 March 1999
- Weeks at number one2
- LabelPolydor
- Decade1990s
The song
"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" is a 1985 song co-written and originally recorded by the British singer Billy Ocean in 1985.
Boyzone
Boyzone are an Irish boy band created in 1993 by the talent manager Louis Walsh. Before even recording any material, Boyzone made an appearance on RTÉ's The Late Late Show. Its most successful line-up was composed of Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating, and Shane Lynch. As of 2018, Boyzone had released seven studio albums and nine compilation albums.
This decade's look
The photocopied zine: Impact-style headlines, a serif body that ships with every computer, typewriter captions, and plum, mustard and olive on grey paper.