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| album = [[Ritchie Valens (album)|Ritchie Valens]]
| B-side = Framed
| B-side = Framed
| released = September 1958 <small>(U.S.)</small>
| released = {{Start date|1958|09}}
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| label = [[Del-Fi Records|Del-Fi]]
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| writer = Ritchie Valens
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| next_title = "[[Donna (Ritchie Valens song)|Donna]]" / "[[La Bamba (song)|La Bamba]]"
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| next_title2= [[La Bamba (song)|La Bamba]]
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{{Infobox song
| name = Come On, Let's Go
| cover =
| alt =
| caption =
| type = single
| artist = [[The McCoys]]
| album = You Make Me Feel So Good
| B-side = Little People
| released = April 1966 <small>(U.S.)</small>
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{{Infobox song
| name = Come On, Let's Go
| cover = Come_On,_Let's_Go_-_Los_Lobos.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| type = single
| artist = [[Los Lobos]]
| album = [[La Bamba (soundtrack)|La Bamba, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]
| B-side = Ooh! My Head
| released = September 1987 <small>(U.S.)</small>
| format = 7" 45 RPM
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 2:09
| label = [[Warner Records|Slash]]
| writer = Ritchie Valens
| producer = [[Steve Berlin]]
| prev_title = [[La Bamba (song)|La Bamba]]
| prev_year = 1987
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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 [[Ritchie Valens (album)|his eponymous debut LP]]. The song reached #42 on the U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot 100]]'' during the fall of 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]]. The song reached number 42 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] during the fall of 1958.<ref name="Whitburn"/>


==Renditions by other artists==
==The McCoys cover==
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"/>
[[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.<ref>{{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=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1966-06-20 |accessdate=2021-02-05}}</ref>


American rock group [[the McCoys]] recorded "Come On, Let's Go", which was included 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 cover==
The Hispanic-American rock group [[Los Lobos]] covered "Come On, Let's Go" in 1987. It was included on [[La Bamba (soundtrack)|the soundtrack]] of the 1987 [[Ritchie Valens]] biographical movie starring [[Lou Diamond Phillips]].


[[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"/>
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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/come-on-let's-go/|title=Official Charts Company |website=Officialcharts.com |date=1987-09-26 |accessdate=2021-02-05}}</ref> and #21 in the U.S.


==Chart history==
==Chart history==
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|+Ritchie Valens
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|-
|-
!Chart (1958)
! scope="col" |Chart<br>(1958)
!Peak<br />position
! scope="col" |Peak<br>position
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])
|42
| style="text-align:center;"|53
|<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 = }}</ref>{{page needed}}
|-
|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref>''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990'' - ISBN 0-89820-089-X</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|42
|-
|US [[Cash Box (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] Top 100
|align="center"|51
|-
|-
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width: 500px;"
;Tommy Steele
|+Tommy Steele
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" |Chart<br>(1958–1959)
! scope="col" |Peak<br>position
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"|[[UK Singles Chart]]
!Chart (1958-59)
|10
!Peak<br />position
|<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>
|-
|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/come-on-let's-go/|title=Official Charts Company |website=Officialcharts.com |date=1958-11-20 |accessdate=2021-02-05}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|10
|-
|-
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width: 500px;"
;The McCoys
|+The McCoys
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! scope="col" |Chart<br>(1966)
! scope="col" |Peak<br>position
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"|Canada ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Top Singles
!Chart (1966)
|36
!Peak<br />position
|<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>
|-
|-
! scope="row"|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]
|Canada ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Top Singles<ref>{{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=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1966-06-20 |accessdate=2021-02-05}}</ref>
|22
| style="text-align:center;"|36
|<ref name="Whitburn"/>{{page needed}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"|US [[Cash Box (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] Top 100
|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref>''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990'' - ISBN 0-89820-089-X</ref>
|17
| style="text-align:center;"|22
|<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>
|-
|US [[Cash Box (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] Top 100<ref>[http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19660611.html Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 11, 1966]</ref>
|align="center"|17
|-
|-
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width: 500px;"
;Los Lobos
|+Los Lobos
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" |Chart<br>(1987)
! scope="col" |Peak<br>position
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"|[[Irish Singles Chart]]
!Chart (1987)
|9
!Peak<br />position
|<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>
|-
|-
! scope="row"|[[UK Singles Chart]]
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])
|18
| style="text-align:center;"|22
|<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>
|-
|-
|Canada ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Top Singles
! scope="row"|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]
|21
| style="text-align:center;"|25
|<ref name="Whitburn"/>{{Page needed}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]]
|{{singlechart|Ireland2|9|song=Come On, Let's Go|accessdate=February 5, 2021}}
|35
|<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>
|-
|-
! scope="row"|US [[Cash Box (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] Top 100
|Netherlands
|24
| style="text-align:center;"|24
|<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>
|-
|New Zealand ([[RIANZ]])
| style="text-align:center;"|14
|-
|Spain
| style="text-align:center;"|9
|-
|Switzerland
| style="text-align:center;"|22
|-
|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/come-on-let's-go/ |title=Official Charts Company |website=Officialcharts.com |date=1987-09-26 |accessdate=2021-02-05}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|18
|-
|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref>''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990'' - ISBN 0-89820-089-X</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|21
|-
|US ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]]<ref>{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |authorlink= Joel Whitburn |year= 1993 |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 |publisher= Record Research |page=144}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|35
|-
|US [[Cash Box (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] Top 100<ref>[http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19871121.html Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 21, 1987]</ref>
|align="center"|24
|-
|-
|}
|}

==Other cover versions==
* British teen idol [[Tommy Steele]] covered "Come On, Let's Go" shortly after Valens hit was released in the U.S. His cover reached #10 in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/come-on-let's-go/|title=Official Charts Company |website=Officialcharts.com |date=1958-11-20 |accessdate=2021-02-05}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{MetroLyrics song|Ritchie-Valens|come-on-lets-go}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
*{{MetroLyrics song|Ritchie-Valens|come-on-lets-go}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
* {{YouTube|2PRvejWMWl4|Ritchie Valens - Come On, Let's Go}}
* {{YouTube|2PRvejWMWl4|Ritchie Valens "Come On, Let's Go"}}
* {{YouTube|JgEbfDIhV8k|The McCoys - 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|PE3_1Xl4jE0|Los Lobos "Come On, Let's Go"}}


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

Revision as of 16:11, 5 February 2021

"Come On, Let's Go"
Single by Ritchie Valens
from the album Ritchie Valens
B-side"Framed"
ReleasedSeptember 1958 (1958-09)
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" 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. The song reached number 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 during the fall of 1958.[1]

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.[2]

American rock group the McCoys recorded "Come On, Let's Go", which was included on their 1966 album You Make Me Feel So Good. Also released as a single, it reached the Top 40 on the U.S.[1] 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.[1]

Chart history

Ritchie Valens
Chart
(1958)
Peak
position
Ref(s)
US Billboard Hot 100 42 [1][page needed]
Tommy Steele
Chart
(1958–1959)
Peak
position
Ref(s)
UK Singles Chart 10 [2]
The McCoys
Chart
(1966)
Peak
position
Ref(s)
Canada RPM Top Singles 36 [3]
US Billboard Hot 100 22 [1][page needed]
US Cash Box Top 100 17 [5]
Los Lobos
Chart
(1987)
Peak
position
Ref(s)
Irish Singles Chart 9 [6]
UK Singles Chart 18 [4]
US Billboard Hot 100 21 [1][page needed]
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 35 [7]
US Cash Box Top 100 24 [8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Whitburn, Joel (1991). Top Pop Singles, 1955–1990. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-089-X.
  2. ^ a b "Tommy Steele: Singles". Officialcharts.com. November 20, 1958. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  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. ^ "The Irish Charts". Irishcharts.com. September 26, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 144.
  8. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles". Cashboxmagazine.com. November 21, 1987.