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| B-side = [[Framed (Leiber and Stoller song)|Framed]]
| B-side = [[Framed (Leiber and Stoller song)|Framed]]
| released = {{Start date|1958|08}}
| released = {{Start date|1958|05}}
| recorded = 1958
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| studio = [[Gold Star Studios|Gold Star]] (Los Angeles, California)
| genre = [[Rock and roll]]
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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 [[Ritchie Valens (album)|self-titled debut album]], and reached number 42 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in late 1958.
"'''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 [[Ritchie Valens (album)|self-titled debut album]], and reached number 42 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in May 1958.


==Renditions by other artists==
==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.<ref name="Steele"/>
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.<ref name="Steele"/>


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.<ref name="Whitburn"/> and Canadian charts.<ref name="RPMMcCoys"/>
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.<ref name="Whitburn"/> and Canadian charts.<ref name="RPMMcCoys"/>


[[Los Lobos]] covered the song in 1987 for the [[La Bamba (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of the 1987 Ritchie Valens biographical movie starring [[Lou Diamond Phillips]]. Their version reached number 18 in the United Kingdom.<ref name="OCCLos"/> and number 21 in the U.S.<ref name="Whitburn"/> It was also a track on ''[[Cars: The Video Game]]''.
[[Los Lobos]] covered the song in 1987 for the [[La Bamba (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of the 1987 Ritchie Valens biographical movie ''[[La Bamba (film)|La Bamba]]'' starring [[Lou Diamond Phillips]]. Their version reached number 18 in the United Kingdom<ref name="OCCLos"/> and number 21 in the U.S.<ref name="Whitburn"/> 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''.
Japanese experimental music group [[The Gerogerigegege]] recorded the song and included it on their 1990 album ''Tokyo Anal Dynamite''.
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|<ref name="Whitburn">{{cite book| last = Whitburn| first = Joel| authorlink = Joel Whitburn| year = 1991| title = Top Pop Singles, 1955–1990| location = Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin| publisher = [[Record Research]]| isbn = 0-89820-089-X| page = 812}}</ref>
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|<ref name="Steele">{{cite web| url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/come-on-let's-go/| title=Tommy Steele: Singles| website=Officialcharts.com| date=November 20, 1958| access-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref>
|<ref name="Steele">{{cite web| url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/come-on-let's-go/| title=Tommy Steele: Singles| website=Officialcharts.com| date=November 20, 1958| access-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref>
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|<ref name="RPMMcCoys">{{cite web| url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5762&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5762.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5762| title=RPM Weekly |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=June 20, 1966 |access-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref>
|<ref name="RPMMcCoys">{{cite web| url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5762&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5762.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5762| title=RPM Weekly |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=June 20, 1966 |access-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref>
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|<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19660611.html| title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles| website=Cashboxmagazine.com| date=June 11, 1966| access-date=}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19660611.html| title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles| website=Cashboxmagazine.com| date=June 11, 1966| access-date=}}</ref>
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0905.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - November 28, 1987}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0905.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - November 28, 1987}}</ref>
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title=The Irish Charts|website=Irishcharts.com |date=September 26, 1987 |access-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref>
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|<ref name="OCCLos">{{cite web| url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22438/los-lobos/ | title=Los Lobos: Singles | website=Officialcharts.com | date=September 26, 1987 | access-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref>
|<ref name="OCCLos">{{cite web| url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22438/los-lobos/ | title=Los Lobos: Singles | website=Officialcharts.com | date=September 26, 1987 | access-date=February 5, 2021}}</ref>
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|<ref>{{cite book| last = Whitburn| first = Joel| author-link = Joel Whitburn| year = 1993| title = Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993| location = Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin| publisher = [[Record Research]]| isbn = | page = 144}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite book| last = Whitburn| first = Joel| author-link = Joel Whitburn| year = 1993| title = Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993| location = Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin| publisher = [[Record Research]]| isbn = | page = 144}}</ref>
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|<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19871121.html|title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles| website=Cashboxmagazine.com| date=November 21, 1987| access-date=}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19871121.html|title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles| website=Cashboxmagazine.com| date=November 21, 1987| access-date=}}</ref>
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* {{YouTube|PE3_1Xl4jE0|Los Lobos – "Come On, Let's Go"}}
* {{YouTube|PE3_1Xl4jE0|Los Lobos – "Come On, Let's Go"}}
* {{YouTube|kYaRV6EwI3U|The Gerogerigegege - "Tokyo Anal Dynamite"}}
* {{YouTube|kYaRV6EwI3U|The Gerogerigegege - "Tokyo Anal Dynamite"}}

{{Ritchie Valens}}


[[Category:1958 songs]]
[[Category:1958 songs]]

Latest revision as of 18:02, 26 July 2024

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"Come On, Let's Go"
Single by Ritchie Valens
from the album Ritchie Valens
B-side"Framed"
ReleasedMay 1958 (1958-05)
Recorded1958
StudioGold Star (Los Angeles, California)
GenreRock and roll
LabelDel-Fi
Songwriter(s)Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens singles chronology
"Come On, Let's Go"
(1958) 		"Donna" / "La Bamba"
(1958)

"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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Tommy Steele: Singles". Officialcharts.com. November 20, 1958. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  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.
  3. ^ a b "RPM Weekly". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. June 20, 1966. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "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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