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"'''Go Insane'''" is the title track of [[Lindsey Buckingham]]'s [[Go Insane|second solo album]]. Released as a single in July 1984, it became Buckingham's second top 40 hit (after "[[Trouble (Lindsey Buckingham song)|Trouble]]", three years earlier). "Go Insane" is also Buckingham's most recent U.S. solo hit (peaking at #23 in the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]] chart); on the other hand, it did not chart in the [[UK Singles Chart|United Kingdom]]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' described the song as "aggressive, electronic dance-rock."<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|title=Singles Reviews|date=July 21, 1984|accessdate=2023-02-08|page=57|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j5I4br0t7cwC}}</ref> |
"'''Go Insane'''" is the title track of [[Lindsey Buckingham]]'s [[Go Insane|second solo album]]. Released as a single in July 1984, it became Buckingham's second top 40 hit (after "[[Trouble (Lindsey Buckingham song)|Trouble]]", three years earlier). "Go Insane" is also Buckingham's most recent U.S. solo hit (peaking at #23 in the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]] chart); on the other hand, it did not chart in the [[UK Singles Chart|United Kingdom]]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' described the song as "aggressive, electronic dance-rock."<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|title=Singles Reviews|date=July 21, 1984|accessdate=2023-02-08|page=57|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j5I4br0t7cwC}}</ref> |
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In 1985, "Go Insane" |
In 1985, "Go Insane" received four nominations at the [[1985 MTV Video Music Awards]]: [[MTV Video Music Award for Most Experimental Video|Most Experimental Video]], [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Special Effects in a Video]], [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing|Best Editing in a Video]], and [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography in a Video]], although it did not win any of these categories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/vma_archive/1985.html|title=1985|website=www.mtv.com|access-date=November 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000609032507/http://www.mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/vma_archive/1985.html|archive-date=June 9, 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Lyrics== |
==Lyrics== |
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| Single by Lindsey Buckingham | ||||
| from the album Go Insane | ||||
| B-side | "Play in the Rain" | |||
| Released | July 1984 | |||
| Genre | Rock, New wave | |||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | Elektra/Warner Music Group | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lindsey Buckingham | |||
| Producer(s) | Lindsey Buckingham, Gordon Fordyce | |||
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"Go Insane" | ||||
"Go Insane" is the title track of Lindsey Buckingham's second solo album. Released as a single in July 1984, it became Buckingham's second top 40 hit (after "Trouble", three years earlier). "Go Insane" is also Buckingham's most recent U.S. solo hit (peaking at #23 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart); on the other hand, it did not chart in the United Kingdom. Billboard described the song as "aggressive, electronic dance-rock."[1]
In 1985, "Go Insane" received four nominations at the 1985 MTV Video Music Awards: Most Experimental Video, Best Special Effects in a Video, Best Editing in a Video, and Best Cinematography in a Video, although it did not win any of these categories.[2]
Lyrics
When asked about the lyrics of "Go Insane", Buckingham explained that the song was about being on the verge of insanity. "That song is not about going insane for all time but for the fact that we all go insane from time to time. There are times when we tend to go out a little bit and you're walking on that edge."[3]
In later years, Buckingham stated that the song, "Go Insane", was actually written about his post-break up relationship with former lover, Stevie Nicks.
“We were disintegrating as couples, by virtue of that, we were suffering as people. So in order to get work done, I had to go through this elaborate exercise in denial – leaving whole areas of baggage on the other side of the room, compartmentalize feelings... no time to get closure, to work things out... working in a very highly charged and ambivalent environment. So the go insane thing – would just be whenever I let my guard down and got back to all the things I hadn’t dealt with, it was almost like going insane – like I always do. Took a long, long time, working in an artificial environment on a personal level. So many things not worked through for a long, long time."[4]
Personnel
- Lindsey Buckingham – vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion, Fairlight CMI, LinnDrum
- Bryant Simpson – bass guitar
Chart history
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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| Canada RPM Top Singles[5] | 57 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] | 23 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[7] | 24 |
Other versions
- At concerts, notably on The Dance, he did an acoustic fingerstyle version of "Go Insane", which featured just him and a nylon-string guitar.
- During the 2008 Gift of Screws tour, as well as Fleetwood Mac's 2009 Unleashed tour, he played the original version of the song. He returned to performing the solo acoustic version on his 2011 Seeds We Sow tour.
References
- ^ "Singles Reviews". Billboard. July 21, 1984. p. 57. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ "1985". www.mtv.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2000. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ Wasahla, Steve (May 1985). "Song Hits (05/1985), Lindsey Buckingham". The Blue Letter Archives. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ April 16, 2008 Rockline Radio interview
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1984-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 122.
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 29, 1984
