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Revision as of 03:29, 5 February 2021

"Come On, Let's Go"
Single by Ritchie Valens
B-side"Framed"
ReleasedSeptember 1958 (U.S.)
Recorded1958
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"
Single by The McCoys
B-side"Little People"
ReleasedApril 1966 (U.S.)
LabelBang
Songwriter(s)Ritchie Valens
The McCoys singles chronology
"Up and Down"
(1966)
"Come On, Let's Go"
(1966)
"(You Make Me Feel) So Good"
(1966)
"Come On, Let's Go"
Single by Los Lobos
from the album La Bamba, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side"Ooh! My Head"
Released1987 (U.S.)
Length2:09
LabelSlash
Songwriter(s)Ritchie Valens
Producer(s)Steve Berlin
Los Lobos singles chronology
"La Bamba"
(1987)
"Come On, Let's Go"
(1987)

"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 eponymous debut LP.

The McCoys cover

The McCoys were the first to cover "Come On, Let's Go," on their 1966 LP You Make Me Feel So Good. Their version took the song into the U.S. and Canadian Top 40.

Los Lobos cover

The Hispanic-American rock group Los Lobos covered "Come On, Let's Go" in 1987. It was included on the soundtrack of the 1987 Ritchie Valens biographical movie starring Lou Diamond Phillips.

Los Lobos's version garnered the song's greatest chart success internationally. It became a hit across much of Europe, reaching #18 in the United Kingdom and #21 in the U.S.

Chart history

Ritchie Valens
Chart (1966) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 53
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 42
US Cash Box Top 100 51
The McCoys
Chart (1966) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[2] 36
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 22
US Cash Box Top 100[4] 17
Los Lobos
Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 22
Canada RPM Top Singles 25
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 9
Netherlands 24
New Zealand (RIANZ) 14
Spain 9
Switzerland 22
UK [6] 18
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 21
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[8] 35
US Cash Box Top 100[9] 24

References

  1. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  2. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1966-06-20. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  4. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 11, 1966
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Come On, Let's Go". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  7. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 144.
  9. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 21, 1987