Creepiest song ever

“Into the Night” by Benny Mardones climbed the charts in 1980, and for some reason it charted again in 1989. For those of you who don’t know, it’s basically a song about a pedophile who wants to hook up with a 16-year-old minor child girl, whose parents (whom he calls “fools”) want him to leave her alone. He wants to “take you into the night and show you a love like you’ve never seen, ever seen.” Like, in the back seat of his car.

How exactly did this creepfest become a hit?