Come On, Let's Go
| "Come On, Let's Go" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Ritchie Valens | ||||
| from the album Ritchie Valens | ||||
| B-side | "Framed" | |||
| Released | May 1958 | |||
| Recorded | 1958 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Label | Del-Fi | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ritchie Valens | |||
| Ritchie Valens singles chronology | ||||
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"Come On, Let's Go" is a song written and originally recorded by Ritchie Valens in 1958. It was the first of four charting singles from his self-titled debut album, and reached number 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in May 1958.
Renditions by other artists[edit]
British teen idol Tommy Steele covered "Come On, Let's Go" shortly after Valens' hit was released in the U.S. His version reached number 10 in the United Kingdom.[1]
American rock group the McCoys recorded "Come On, Let's Go" and included it on their 1966 album, You Make Me Feel So Good. Also released as a single, it reached the Top 40 on the U.S.[2] and Canadian charts.[3]
Los Lobos covered the song in 1987 for the soundtrack of the 1987 Ritchie Valens biographical movie starring Lou Diamond Phillips. Their version reached number 18 in the United Kingdom.[4] and number 21 in the U.S.[2] It was also a track on Cars: The Video Game.
Japanese experimental music group The Gerogerigegege recorded the song and included it on their 1990 album Tokyo Anal Dynamite.
Chart history[edit]
| Chart (1958) |
Peak position |
Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 42 | [2] |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 51 | [2] |
| Chart (1958–59) |
Peak position |
Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC) | 10 | [1] |
| Chart (1966) |
Peak position |
Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 36 | [3] |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 22 | [2] |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 17 | [5] |
| Chart (1987-88) |
Peak position |
Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 25 | [6] |
| Ireland (Irish Singles Chart) | 9 | [7] |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 18 | [4] |
| South Africa (Springbok) | 15 | [8] |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 21 | [2] |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 35 | [9] |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 24 | [10] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Tommy Steele: Singles". Officialcharts.com. November 20, 1958. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Whitburn, Joel (1991). Top Pop Singles, 1955–1990. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 812. ISBN 0-89820-089-X.
- ^ a b "RPM Weekly". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. June 20, 1966. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ a b "Los Lobos: Singles". Officialcharts.com. September 26, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles". Cashboxmagazine.com. June 11, 1966.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 28, 1987" (PDF).
- ^ "The Irish Charts". Irishcharts.com. September 26, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 144.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles". Cashboxmagazine.com. November 21, 1987.
