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"Go All the Way" is a single by American
rock
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group
Raspberries
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, released in July 1972 and written by frontman
Eric Carmen
Eric Howard Carmen (born August 11, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist. He was first known as the lead vocalist of the Raspberries. He had numerous hit songs in the 1970s and 1980s, first as a member of the Rasp ...
. The song reached the Top 5 on three principal US charts: number 5 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 4 on ''
Cashbox'' and number 3 on ''
Record World''. The single sold more than 1.3 million copies, earning the band their only
certified Gold Record. It was their second single release, their all-time biggest US hit, and appeared on their debut LP,
''Raspberries''.
Carmen has stated that the inspiration for the song was the
Rolling Stones' hit, "
Let's Spend the Night Together
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." Because of its sexually suggestive lyrics, considered risqué for the day, "Go All the Way" was
banned by the
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The tune ranked at number 33 on ''Billboard''s Top 100 Singles of 1972 year-end list (number 39 on ''Cashbox''s year-end best-sellers countdown). In 1989, ''Spin'' magazine named "Go All the Way" in its list of the "100 Greatest Singles of All Time", ranking it at number 91. "Go All the Way" appeared in ''Blender'' magazine's July 2006 issue as one of its "Greatest Songs Ever".
Live performances
The song was performed on ''
Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, Live'' in 1974.
It was also performed on ''
The Mike Douglas Show
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'', and featured in the set at their 50th anniversary concert in 2007.
Use in media
"Go All the Way" has been featured in three movies. Director
Cameron Crowe
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, a Raspberries fan, used it in his 2000 film ''
Almost Famous
''Almost Famous'' is a 2000 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe, and starring Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, and Patrick Fugit. It tells the story of a teenage journalist writing for ''Rolling Stone ...
''.
The Killers
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covered the song for the end credits of the 2012 film ''
Dark Shadows
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'', an adaptation of the 1966–1971 TV series of the same name. The song briefly appears in the 2014
Marvel Studios film ''
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'', and is one of the songs on its soundtrack.
In interviews, hard rock/metal personality
Eddie Trunk
Edward Scott Trunk (born August 8, 1964) is an American music historian, radio personality, talk show host, and author, best known as the host of several hard rock- and heavy metal-themed radio and television shows.
Biography
Trunk was born on ...
, states that this song sparked his interest in music due mainly to the distorted guitar riffs.
"Go All the Way" was included on the ''Raspberries Pop Art Live'' CD set from their reunion concert recording, November 26, 2004, at the House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio, released August 18, 2017.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Later versions
Matthew Sweet
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and
Bangles member
Susanna Hoffs included a faithful rendition of the song in their 2009 collaboration ''
Under the Covers, Vol. 2''.
References
External links
Lyrics of this song"Go All the Way" at Songfacts.com*
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1972 songs
1972 singles
Raspberries (band) songs
Songs written by Eric Carmen
Song recordings produced by Jimmy Ienner
Rock ballads
The Killers songs
Capitol Records singles
Songs banned by the BBC
Obscenity controversies in music