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"Go All the Way" is a single by American rock group Raspberries, released in July 1972 and written by band leader Eric Carmen. The song reached the Top 5 on three principal US charts: number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100,[5] number 4 on Cashbox[6] and number 3 on Record World. The single sold more than 1.3 million copies, earning the band their only certified Gold Record.[7] It was their second single release, their all-time biggest US hit, and appeared on their debut LP, Raspberries.

This article is about the Raspberries song. For the Isley Brothers song, see Go All the Way (The Isley Brothers album).

"Go All the Way"
German picture sleeve
Single by Raspberries
from the album Raspberries
B-side"With You in My Life"
ReleasedJuly 1972
Recordedearly 1972
StudioAbbey Road Studios London
Genre
Length3:19
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Eric Carmen
Producer(s)Jimmy Ienner
Raspberries singles chronology
"Don't Want to Say Goodbye"
(1972)		 "Go All the Way"
(1972)		 "I Wanna Be With You"
(1972)
Alternative release
One of side-A labels of original US single

Carmen has stated that the inspiration for the song was the Rolling Stones' hit, "Let's Spend the Night Together."[8] Because of its sexually suggestive lyrics, considered risqué for the day, "Go All the Way" was banned by the BBC.[9][10]

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.[11] "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, 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, a Raspberries fan, used it in his 2000 film Almost Famous. The Killers covered the song for the end credits of the 2012 film Dark Shadows, an adaptation of the 1966–1971 TV series of the same name.[12][13] The song briefly appears in the 2014 Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy, and is one of the songs on its soundtrack.

In interviews, hard rock/metal personality Eddie Trunk, states that this song sparked his interest in music due mainly to the distorted guitar riffs.[14][15]

"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.[16]


Chart performance



Later versions


Matthew Sweet and Bangles member Susanna Hoffs included a faithful rendition of the song in their 2009 collaboration Under the Covers, Vol. 2.


References


  1. Alden, Grant (2008). No Depression # 76: The Next Generation. University of Texas Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0292719286.
  2. Runtagh, Jordan (8 April 2016). "Catchy, Loud and Proud: 20 Essential Power Pop Tracks That Will Be Stuck In Your Head Forever". VH1. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. Lester, Paul (11 February 2015). "Powerpop: 10 of the best". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. Laing, Dave (14 June 2019). "10 Sexy Soft-Rock Hits of the 70s". I Like Your Old Stuff. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  5. "Go All The Way by The Raspberries". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  6. "Cash Box Top 100 10/14/72". Cashbox. 14 October 1972. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  7. "GOLD & PLATINUM: The Raspberries". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  8. Mike Ragogna (6 December 2017). "From 'Sunrise' to a Place In The Sun: Chatting With Eric Carmen". Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  9. "matthewsweetscoversraspberries".
  10. "Go All The Way – The Raspberries – 1972". 13 December 2015.
  11. SPIN. April 1989. p. 51. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  12. Hogan, Marc (14 May 2012). "Hear the Killers Cover the Raspberries' 'Go All the Way'". SPIN. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  13. Bain, Becky (11 May 2012). "The Killers Cover The Raspberries' "Go All The Way" For Tim Burton's 'Dark Shadows'". Idolator.com. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  14. Toney, Michael (2012). Tales from the Stage, Volume 1. Lulu. p. 73. ISBN 978-1105726569.
  15. Goldmine Staff (18 September 2011). "10 Albums that changed Eddie Trunk's life". Goldminemag.com/. Goldmine. "Go All The Way" was the first time I ever heard distorted electric guitar and power chords. I was a kid in my parents' back seat, and it came through the AM radio, and my hair stood up. Raspberries were the first real rock I ever heard, and I was consumed instantly
  16. "CD Preview: The Raspberries' Pop Art Live". www.thatdevilmusic.com.
  17. Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  18. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  19. "Cash Box Top 100 10/14/72". Tropicalglen.com. 14 October 1972. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  20. "Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972". Musicoutfitters.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2016.




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