Let's Go! (Wang Chung song)
"Let's Go!" | |||||||||||||||||||
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Single by Wang Chung | |||||||||||||||||||
from the album Mosaic | |||||||||||||||||||
Released | January 13, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
Format | CD, LP, cassette | ||||||||||||||||||
Genre | Rock, new wave | ||||||||||||||||||
Length | 4:32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Label | Geffen | ||||||||||||||||||
Writer(s) | Nick Feldman, Jack Hues | ||||||||||||||||||
Producer(s) | Wang Chung | ||||||||||||||||||
Wang Chung singles chronology | |||||||||||||||||||
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"Let's Go!" is a single by Wang Chung. Although the song was on their 1986 album, Mosaic, it didn't get released as a single until January, 1987. The single was a hit for Wang Chung in the United States, and it provided the band with their second (and so far, last) top-10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in April 1987, peaking at #9. The single also formed the basis for a music video. It also hit #9 on the Canada RPM Top 100 Singles chart.
Jack Hues sings the verses of the song, and Nick Feldman sings the bridge. Both sing the chorus.
Track listing
7": Geffen / 7-28531 (USA)
- "Let's Go!" - 3:49
- "Betrayal" - 4:40
12": Geffen / GEF 17T (GER)
- Side One
- "Let's Go!" (Shep's Mix)
- "Let's Dub"
- Side Two
- "Let's Go!" (Edit)
- "To Live and Die in L.A."
12" Maxi: Geffen / 0-20602 (USA)
- Side One
- "Let's Go!" (Shep's Mix) - 8:00
- "Let's Dub" - 6:08
- Side Two
- "Let's Go!" (Edit) - 3:52
- "Betrayal (LP Version)" - 4:40
12" Maxi: Geffen / 92 06020 (CAN)
- Side One
- "Let's Go!" (Shep's Mix) - 8:00
- "Let's Dub" - 6:08
- Side Two
- "Let's Go!" (Edit) - 3:52
- "The World in Which We Live (LP Version)" - 7:04
7" Geffen: / 928 531-7 (GER)
- "Let's Go!" - 4:05
- "The World in Which We Live" - 7:04
Charts
Chart | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 4 |
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 18 |
UK Singles Chart | 81 |
Canada RPM Top 100 Singles | 9 |
Cover versions
- A cover of the song was used in the opening number of Miss Universe 1987 pageant in Singapore.
- The zoo boys of FM 93 a local radio station in Quebec City has made a French cover for the NHL team Les Nordiques in 1986 "Let's go Nordiques".
External links
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