Composition
George Michael wrote the song about a teenage boy's worry that his best friend was getting too committed to a girl when he should have been enjoying his youth and the single life. It featured a middle eight aside in which the girl conversely tried to get her boyfriend to ditch the best friend, prompting a vocal battle, akin to a tug of war, between the girlfriend and the best friend, which prompted the 'go for it' aspect of the song, as featured in the title.''Top of the Pops''
Wham! were just outside the top 40 threshold of the UK Singles Chart at the time, which meant they had not climbed high enough in normal circumstances to get on the show, but they were recruited nonetheless as the highest-placed artists still climbing the charts from outside the top 40. On ''Top of the Pops'', Michael mimed the vocals to his Wham! partner Andrew Ridgeley, who acted the part of the teenage bridegroom-in-waiting. They were flanked by backing singers Dee C Lee and Shirlie Holliman. The original recording does not feature the voices of Lee or Holliman but that of American backing singer Lynda Hayes.Chart performance
The song entered the chart initially at number 73, went up to number 48, then dropped to number 52 and the week after that, it jumped to number 42. Their appearance on ''Top of the Pops'' broke the record wide open and on the following Monday the distribution centre received some thirty thousand orders. This sent the record to number 24 before eventually peaking at number 3 in November 1982.Track listing
* "Going for It" is an instrumental version of "Young Guns (Go for It)"Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Young Guns (Go For It) 1982 songs 1982 singles Wham! songs Number-one singles in Sweden Songs written by George Michael Song recordings produced by George Michael CBS Records singles Innervision Records singles Alcazar (band) songs 2015 singles