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highest position on any chart, and was also a top ten hit in
Finland and Norway, attaining numbers eight and nine, respectively; in the latter country, "GTO" was Sinitta's only charting single. In addition, it missed the top ten by one place in Switzerland, was a moderate hit in West Germany where it culminated at number 31 and was present on the chart for eight weeks, and peaked at number 42 in the Netherlands. On the overall
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In the UK, "GTO" debuted at number 48 on 12 December 1987, reached number 15 five weeks later and counted a total of ten weeks on the chart. It also reached number 13 on the Irish
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to retitle the track before recording. By contrast, she expressed greater satisfaction with the song's video, which had a substantially bigger budget than her prior efforts, boasting that the clip's solo ballet sequence was one of her most enjoyable pop star memories. Her opinion of the song greatly
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ranked the song at number 9 in his "15 unforgettable Stock Aitken
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