By Mark Nobes, chief editor
The video is filmed in two halves, with the first half being shot at London's iconic Royal Albert Hall. From 2:17 (just after the short but impressive organ solo kicks in) the video is shown in black and white, and Paul is surrounded by dancers, which makes it unclear as to where this segment was filmed.
The song was released as the lead single from Paul's second studio album The Secret of Association, entering the UK singles chart at No.20 on 7th October 1984, reaching No.9 the following week, before falling back to No.11. It was produced by Laurie Latham.
Young's cover was also a Top 20 hit in New Zealand and many European countries, and reached No.9 on Norway's VG-Lista chart and No.8 on the official IRMA Irish Singles chart.
7 inch vinyl (UK) CBS
A. "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" 4:45
B. "One Step Forward" 3:42
12 inch vinyl (UK) CBS
A. "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" (Special Extended Mix) 9:18
B1. "One Step Forward" 3:42
B2. "Broken Man" (Live) 4:18
"One Step Forward" was track 8 (the third track on the B-side of the LP) on The Secret Of Association. The single was released on the Colombia record label in the U.S.