<P> The 7 - inch single has been certified gold by the RIAA . This version was a much shorter version of the song, edited down to 3: 26, a version that was also the band's only single to chart in the UK, reaching No. 51 there . All initial releases of the single had a B - side of "Questions of My Childhood". The song was later re-released on all Kansas compilation albums (except for Works in Progress) and all Kansas live albums . </P> <P> This song is 96th on VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1976 - 77) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canadian RPM Top Singles </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UK Singles (Official Charts Company) </Td> <Td> 51 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1976 - 77) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr>

Kansas carry on wayward son other recordings of this song