The song charted in the United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, and New Zealand. In the UK, it peaked at number two (his second single to peak at number two after "
Love Really Hurts Without You"), with "
Knowing Me, Knowing You" by
ABBA preventing the song from reaching the top of the charts for two weeks. It went to number ten in New Zealand, number eleven in the Netherlands, and number fifteen in Germany. "Red Light Spells Danger" ranked 47 in the 1977 Year-end charts. The song was certified gold in 2020, forty-three years after its release, and by 2025, was double platinum. == Charts ==