"Let's Go!" is a single by English
new wave band
Wang Chung, released on 6 January 1987 from their fourth studio album, ''
Mosaic
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'' (1986). The single was a hit for the band in the United States, where it provided them with their second and last Top 10 hit on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 in April 1987, peaking at No. 9. The single also formed the basis for its official
music video
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. It also hit No. 9 on the
Canada ''RPM'' Top 100 Singles chart.
Jack Hues
Jeremy Allan Ryder, better known as Jack Hues, (born 10 December 1954) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician, who is best known for forming and fronting the 1980s English new wave band, Wang Chung. Hues was also a member of the one-o ...
sings the verses of the song, and
Nick Feldman
Nicholas Laurence Feldman (born 1 May 1955) is an English musician best known for forming the British new wave band Wang Chung in 1980. Feldman was half of the duo Promised Land, which also featured Jon Moss of Culture Club. He was a founding i ...
sings the bridge. Both sing the chorus.
Reception
''
Cash Box
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'' called it an "effervescent, soulful pop workout."
Track listing
7": Geffen / 7-28531 (US)
# "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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
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1987 singles
Geffen Records singles
Wang Chung (band) songs
Songs written by Jack Hues
Songs written by Nick Feldman
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