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"Come On, Let's Go"
"Come On, Let's Go"
Single by Ritchie Valens
from the album Ritchie Valens
B-side	"Framed"
Released	May 1958
Recorded	1958
Studio	Gold Star (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Rock and roll
Label	Del-Fi
Songwriter(s)	Ritchie Valens
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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

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 La Bamba 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

Ritchie Valens
Chart (1958)	Peak position	Ref(s)
US Billboard Hot 100	42	^[2]
US Cash Box Top 100	51	^[2]

Tommy Steele
Chart (1958–59)	Peak position	Ref(s)
UK Singles (OCC)	10	^[1]

The McCoys
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]

Los Lobos
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

^ ^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.

External links

[Steele-1] "Tommy Steele: Singles". Officialcharts.com. November 20, 1958. Retrieved February 5, 2021.

[Whitburn-2] ^ ^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.

[RPMMcCoys-3] "RPM Weekly". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. June 20, 1966. Retrieved February 5, 2021.

[OCCLos-4] "Los Lobos: Singles". Officialcharts.com. September 26, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2021.

[5] "Cash Box Top 100 Singles". Cashboxmagazine.com. June 11, 1966.

[6] "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 28, 1987" (PDF).

[7] "The Irish Charts". Irishcharts.com. September 26, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2021.

[8] "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[9] Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 144.

[10] "Cash Box Top 100 Singles". Cashboxmagazine.com. November 21, 1987.

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 ==External links==
-*{{MetroLyrics song|Ritchie-Valens|come-on-lets-go}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
 * {{YouTube|2PRvejWMWl4|Ritchie Valens – "Come On, Let's Go"}}
 * {{YouTube|JgEbfDIhV8k|The McCoys – "Come On, Let's Go"}}
 * {{YouTube|PE3_1Xl4jE0|Los Lobos – "Come On, Let's Go"}}
+* {{YouTube|kYaRV6EwI3U|The Gerogerigegege - "Tokyo Anal Dynamite"}}
+{{Ritchie Valens}}
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 [[Category:The McCoys songs]]
 [[Category:Los Lobos songs]]
+[[Category:Tommy Steele songs]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Ritchie Valens]]
 [[Category:Slash Records singles]]

v t e Ritchie Valens
Studio albums	Ritchie Valens Ritchie
Live albums	In Concert at Pacoima Jr. High
Compilation albums	Ritchie Valens Memorial Album Ritchie Valens...His Greatest Hits Volume 2 History of Ritchie Valens The Best of Ritchie Valens
Songs	"Come On, Let's Go" "Donna" "Bony Moronie" "La Bamba" "Bluebirds over the Mountain" "We Belong Together"
Related	Del-Fi Records Chicano rock Bob Keane Surf Ballroom (site of final performance) The Day the Music Died (1959 plane crash) La Bamba (film)