Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music (Apr 1985): 12–13. List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1984.Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Year-end charts 1984 year-end chart performance for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"ġ985 year-end chart performance for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"Ĭertifications Certifications for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" West Germany ( Official German Charts) Ģ019 chart performance for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"įinland Jukebox ( Suomen virallinen lista) It was also featured in the opening for the 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards (where Jimmy Kimmel is attempting to get to), the episode "The Unincludeds" in season 13 of American Dad! and premiere episode of Moon Knight. The song was notably used in the gas station sequence in Zoolander. The band was wearing Katharine Hamnett t-shirt designs that said "CHOOSE LIFE". It showcases the band performing for an audience of mostly teenagers at Brixton Academy in South London. The music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan. The song also went to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, holding the top spot for three weeks. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number four – after much hype from the duo claiming they would go straight in at number one, which was a rare occurrence then – and climbed to the top spot seven days later, staying there for two weeks. Reception Ĭash Box said that "the Motown groove and patent vocals of 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go' are perfect CHR material which is executed expertly by this British duo." The UK sleeve was designed by Peter Saville, with photography by Trevor Key. The song, according to Michael, had been done in one take without any drop-ins (overdubs) at all - production-wise, he noted that the two options to him were "either to be like Trevor Horn and go for stunning sounds on your own, or just get a great sound on each instrument and go for a live take". It was recorded within two days at Sarm West Studio 2 in London, with a live rhythm section. We used a LinnDrum because the drummer was late, and it was such a good track that we kept it. Usually, I write the record in my head I know what all the parts are going to be and I sing them to all our musicians. I'd done a demo at home that just had a bass line and a vocal on it. It's one of those tracks that gets rid of a lot of your own personal influences it reminds me of so many different records that I couldn't actually nail them down. I just wanted to make a really energetic pop record that had all the best elements of Fifties and Sixties records, combined with our attitude and our approach, which is obviously more uptempo and a lot younger than some of those records. In 1984, George Michael had this to say on the development of the song: Michael's inspiration for the song was a scribbled note that his bandmate Andrew Ridgeley had left for his parents, intended to read "wake me up before you go" but with "up" accidentally written twice, so Ridgeley wrote "go" twice on purpose. The song was ranked number 28 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s.
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The music video features Michael and Ridgeley wearing oversized message T-shirts ("CHOOSE LIFE") created by Katharine Hamnett, starting a craze covered in the 2002 VH1 series I Love the 80s. The single was certified platinum in the US, which at the time commemorated sales of over two million copies. It was written and produced by George Michael. It became their first UK and US number one hit. " Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is a song by the English duo Wham!, first released as a single in the UK on.
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