Come On, Let's Go
| "Come On, Let's Go" | ||||
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| Single by Ritchie Valens | ||||
| from the album Ritchie Valens | ||||
| B-side | "Framed" | |||
| Released | September 1958 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | 1958 | |||
| Label | Del-Fi | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ritchie Valens | |||
| Ritchie Valens singles chronology | ||||
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| Single by The McCoys | ||||
| from the album You Make Me Feel So Good | ||||
| B-side | "Little People" | |||
| Released | April 1966 (U.S.) | |||
| Label | Bang | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ritchie Valens | |||
| The McCoys singles chronology | ||||
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| File:Come On, Let's Go - Los Lobos.jpg | ||||
| Single by Los Lobos | ||||
| from the album La Bamba, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
| B-side | "Ooh! My Head" | |||
| Released | September 1987 (U.S.) | |||
| Length | 2:09 | |||
| Label | Slash | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ritchie Valens | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Berlin | |||
| Los Lobos singles chronology | ||||
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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 eponymous debut LP. The song reached #42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 during the fall of 1958.
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.[1]
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[2] and #21 in the U.S.
Chart history
- Ritchie Valens
| Chart (1958) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 53 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 42 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 51 |
- Tommy Steele
| Chart (1958-59) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK [4] | 10 |
- The McCoys
| Chart (1966) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[5] | 36 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 22 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[7] | 17 |
- Los Lobos
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 22 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 25 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[8] | 9 |
| Netherlands | 24 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ) | 14 |
| Spain | 9 |
| Switzerland | 22 |
| UK [9] | 18 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 21 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[11] | 35 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[12] | 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.[13]
References
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1966-06-20. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1987-09-26. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1958-11-20. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1966-06-20. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 11, 1966
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Come On, Let's Go". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1987-09-26. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 144.
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 21, 1987
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1958-11-20. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
