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"Let's Go!" is a single by English new wave band Wang Chung released in 6 January 1987 from their 1986 album, Mosaic. 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. It also hit No. 9 on the Canada RPM Top 100 Singles chart.

"Let's Go!"
Single by Wang Chung
from the album Mosaic
Released6 January 1987
Recorded1986
GenrePop rock, new wave
Length4:32
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)Nick Feldman, Jack Hues
Producer(s)Peter Wolf
Wang Chung singles chronology
"Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
(1986)		 "Let's Go!"
(1987)		 "Hypnotize Me"
(1987)

Jack Hues sings the verses of the song, and Nick Feldman sings the bridge. Both sing the chorus.

Cash Box called it an "effervescent, soulful pop workout."[1]


Track listing



7": Geffen / 7-28531 (USA)


  1. "Let's Go!" - 3:49
  2. "Betrayal" - 4:40

12": Geffen / GEF 17T (GER)


  1. "Let's Go!" (Shep's Mix)
  2. "Let's Dub"
  1. "Let's Go!" (Edit)
  2. "To Live and Die in L.A."

12" Maxi: Geffen / 0-20602 (USA)


  1. "Let's Go!" (Shep's Mix) - 8:00
  2. "Let's Dub" - 6:08
  1. "Let's Go!" (Edit) - 3:52
  2. "Betrayal (LP Version)" - 4:40

12" Maxi: Geffen / 92 06020 (CAN)


  1. "Let's Go!" (Shep's Mix) - 8:00
  2. "Let's Dub" - 6:08
  1. "Let's Go!" (Edit) - 3:52
  2. "The World in Which We Live (LP Version)" - 7:04

7" Geffen: / 928 531-7 (GER)


  1. "Let's Go!" - 4:05
  2. "The World in Which We Live" - 7:04

Charts



Weekly charts


Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 14
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 9
Ireland (IRMA)[3] 20
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 81
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 9
U.S. Cash Box[6] 10
US Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay Chart[7] 5
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[8] 41
US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard) 18

Year-end charts


Chart (1987) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 69

References


  1. "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. January 24, 1987. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 332. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Let's Go!". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  4. "Wang Chung: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2011). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles 1955-2010 (13th Ed.). Prometheus Global Media. ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8.
  6. Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-898202-09-0.
  7. "Wangchung".
  8. "Wang Chung Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  9. "Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Australian Music Report. Retrieved 11 December 2019 – via Imgur.



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