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'{{Use British English|date=October 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox song | name = Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | cover = WakeMeUpBeforeYouGoGo.jpg | alt = | caption = Standard artwork by Peter Saville and Trvor Key | type = single | artist = [[Wham!]] | album = [[Make It Big]] | released = 14 May 1984 (UK)<ref>http://www.45cat.com/record/a4440</ref><br>August 1984 (US)<ref>http://www.45cat.com/record/3804552</ref> | format = {{hlist|[[Gramophone record|7"]]|[[12-inch single|12"]]|[[CD single|CD]]|[[Mini CD single|3" CD]]}} | recorded = 1984 | studio = | venue = | genre = [[Dance-pop]] | length = 3:50 | label = {{hlist|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|[[Epic Records|Epic]]}} | writer = [[George Michael]] | producer = George Michael | prev_title = [[Club Fantastic Megamix]] | prev_year = 1983 | next_title = [[Freedom (Wham! song)|Freedom]] | next_year = 1984 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternative cover | type = single | cover = Wake_Me_Up_Before_You_Go-Go_-_Wham!.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = Artwork of the original 1984 U.S. vinyl single }} }} "'''Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go'''" is a song by the British duo [[Wham!]], first released as a single in the UK on 14 May 1984.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Record News |periodical=[[NME]] |publisher=[[IPC Media]] |location=London, England |page=36 |date=5 May 1984}}</ref> It became their first UK and US number one hit. It was written and produced by [[George Michael]]. The single was certified [[RIAA certification|Platinum]] in the US, which at the time commemorated sales of over two million copies. The music video features Michael and Ridgely wearing [[Katharine_Hamnett#Media_exposure|oversized message T-shirts]] (“CHOOSE LIFE”) created by [[Katharine Hamnett]], starting a craze covered in the 2002 VH1 series ''[[I Love the '80s (U.S. TV series)|I Love the 80s]]''.<ref>Kraszewski, Jon (2017). Reality TV. Taylor & Francis. p. 127.</ref> In 2015, the song was voted by the British public as the nation's 13th favourite [[List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s|1980s number one]] in a poll for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]].<ref>{{cite news | url= http://metro.co.uk/2015/07/25/the-nations-favourite-80s-number-one-12-more-classic-80s-chart-toppers-which-didnt-make-the-cut-5312786/ | title= The Nation’s Favourite 80s Number One: 12 more classic 80s chart-toppers which didn’t make the cut | work=Metro | first=Caroline | last=Westbrook | date=25 July 2015 | accessdate=27 July 2015}}</ref> It was also ranked number 28 on [[VH1]]'s 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2006/vh180s.htm |title=VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's |publisher=Rock on the Net |accessdate=6 February 2017}}</ref> ==History== Michael's inspiration for the song was a scribbled note that his (Wham!) partner [[Andrew Ridgeley]] had left for his parents, intended to read "wake me up before you go" but with "up" accidentally written twice, so Ridgeley wrote "go" twice on purpose. In 1984, George Michael had this to say on the development of the song: {{quote|I just wanted to make a really energetic pop record that had all the best elements of Fifties and Sixties records, combined with our attitude and our approach, which is obviously more uptempo and a lot younger than some of those records. It's one of those tracks that gets rid of a lot of your own personal influences; it reminds me of so many different records that I couldn't actually nail them down. I'd done a demo at home that just had a bass line and a vocal on it. Usually, I write the record in my head; I know what all the parts are going to be and I sing them to all our musicians. And it was great. ... We actually did it as a rehearsal. We used a [[LinnDrum]] because the drummer was late, and it was such a good track that we kept it.<ref>{{cite journal|first= Christopher |last= Connelly |authorlink= Chris Connelly (journalist) |title= Wham! A wake-up call to the U.S. |journal= [[Rolling Stone]] |issue= 433 |date= 25 October 1984 |page= 48}}</ref>}} The song entered the [[UK Singles Chart]] at number four – after much hype from the duo claiming they would go straight in at number one, which was a rare occurrence then – and climbed to the top spot seven days later, staying there for two weeks. The song also went to the top of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in the [[United States]], holding the top spot for three weeks. The UK sleeve was designed by [[Peter Saville (graphic designer)|Peter Saville]], with photography by [[Trevor Key]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.petersaville.info/sleeves/1982-1984.html |publisher= Petersaville.info |accessdate= 29 March 2014 |title= Sleeve designed by Peter Saville: Sleeves 1982-1984 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130521120043/http://www.petersaville.info/sleeves/1982-1984.html |archive-date= 21 May 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref> ==Music video== {{refimprove section|date=October 2015}} The music video for the song was directed by [[Andy Morahan]].<ref name="mvdbase">{{cite web|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=29649|title=mvdbase.com - Wham! - "Wake me up before you go-go [version 1: concept]"|work=Music Video DataBase|last=Garcia|first=Alex S|accessdate=29 October 2015}}</ref> It showcases the band performing for an audience of mostly teenagers at [[Brixton Academy]] in South London. The band was wearing [[Katharine Hamnett]] t-shirt designs that said "CHOOSE LIFE". The video was listed in [[NME]]'s "50 Worst Music Videos".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/list/50-worst-music-videos-ever/253198/page/2|title=50 Worst Music Videos Ever|author=NME.COM|work=NME.COM}}</ref> ==Track listing== {{track listing | all_writing = [[George Michael]] | headline = 7": Epic / A 4440 (UK) | title1 = Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | length1 = 3:51 | title2 = Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | note2 = Instrumental | length2 = 4:03 }} *Note: The US 7" single (Columbia 04552) has identical track listing. It was also released as a CD single in 1999 {{track listing | headline = 12": Epic / TA 4440 (UK) | title1 = Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | length1 = 3:51 | title2 = A Ray of Sunshine | note2 = Specially recorded for ''[[The Tube (TV series)|The Tube]]'' | length2 = 4:58 | title3 = Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | note3 = Instrumental | length3 = 4:03 }} ==Chart performance== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (1984–85) !Peak<br>position |- |Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.worldcharts.co.uk/chartfeatures/aus/aus80.htm |title= Australia n°1 Hits – 80's |publisher= Worldcharts.co.uk |accessdate= 14 June 2013 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170109053925/http://www.worldcharts.co.uk/chartfeatures/aus/aus80.htm |archivedate= 9 January 2017 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- {{singlechart|Austria|6|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=1 August 2013}} |- {{singlechart|Flanders|1|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=1 August 2013}} |- |Belgium ([[VRT Top 30]] Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://top30-2.radio2.be/#/song-info/8527 |title= Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – WHAM |work= VRT |publisher= Top30-2.radio2.be |quote= Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 1 |accessdate= 1 August 2013 |language= nl |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120409063716/http://top30-2.radio2.be/#/song-info/8527 |archivedate= 9 April 2012 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |Canada ([[The Record (magazine)|''The Record'']])<ref>[[Nanda Lwin|Lwin, Nanda]]. ''Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide'' (2000). Mississauga, Ont.: Music Data Canada</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|2 |- |Canada ([[CHUM (AM)|''CHUM'']])<ref>{{cite web|title= CHART NUMBER 1455 – Saturday, November 17, 1984 |publisher= [[CHUM (AM)|CHUM]] |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070729173636/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=1455 |archivedate= 29 July 2007 |url= http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=1455 |accessdate= 25 April 2014}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- {{singlechart|Canadaadultcontemporary|1|chartid=9612|accessdate=1 August 2013}} |- {{singlechart|Canadatopsingles|1|chartid=9520|accessdate=1 August 2013}} |- |Denmark ([[Hitlisten]])<ref>https://www.ukmix.org/showthread.php?63915-Danish-Charts-Archive</ref> |align="center"|6 |- |Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://tsort.info/music/p0fryw.htm |title= Song title 977 – Wake Me Up Before You Go Go |work= Tsort.info |publisher= Steve Hawtin et al. |accessdate= 1 August 2013}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|first= Timo |last= Pennanen |year= 2006 |title= Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |edition= 1st |publisher= Tammi |isbn= 978-951-1-21053-5 |location= Helsinki|language=fi}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|3 |- {{singlechart|France|17|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=1 August 2013}} |- {{singlechart|Germany2|2|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=1 August 2013|songid=1116}} |- {{singlechart|Hungarysingle|20|year=2016|week=52|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=6 January 2017}} |- |Iceland ([[RÚV]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ruv.is/persona/wham|publisher=[[RÚV]]|title= Wham! Chart History| accessdate=7 November 2018}}</ref> |style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title= The Irish Charts – All there is to know |publisher= [[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]] |accessdate= 1 August 2013}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |Italy ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|title= Indice per Interprete: W |work= HitParadeItalia |url= http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/aw.htm |publisher= Creative Commons |accessdate= 1 August 2013|language=it}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|23 |- {{singlechart|Dutch40|1|year=1984|week=29|accessdate=31 December 2017}} |- {{singlechart|Dutch100|1|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=1 August 2013}} |- {{singlechart|New Zealand|2|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=1 August 2013}} |- {{singlechart|Norway|1|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=1 August 2013}} |- |South Africa ([[Springbok Radio]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(W).html |title= South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (W) |work= Rock.co.za |publisher= John Samson |accessdate= 1 August 2013}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|9 |- {{singlechart|Sweden|1|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=1 August 2013}} |- {{singlechart|Switzerland|2|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=1 August 2013}} |- {{singlechart|UK|1|date=2 June 1984|accessdate=1 August 2013}} |- |US ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]]<ref name="awards"/> | style="text-align:center;"|4 |- |US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="awards">{{cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/make-it-big-mw0000192387/awards |title= Make It Big – Awards |work= [[AllMusic|Allmusic]] |publisher= [[All Media Network]] |accessdate= 14 June 2013}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |US ''Billboard'' [[Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]]<ref name="awards"/> | style="text-align:center;"|27 |- |US [[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'']]<ref>{{cite web|title= CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending NOVEMBER 24, 1984 |publisher= [[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box magazine]] |url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19841124.html |archivedate= 1 October 2012 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20121001104317/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19841124.html |accessdate= 25 April 2014}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|1 |} {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (2019) !Peak<br>position |- {{single chart|Poland|67|chartid=2965|year=2019|accessdate=12 February 2019}} |} {{col-2}} ===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (1984) !Position |- |Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40275 |title= Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s |author= BigKev |publisher= Hung Medien |work= Australian-charts.com |accessdate= 25 April 2014}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|5 |- |Belgium ([[Ultratop|Ultratop 50]] Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1984 |title= Jaaroverzichten 1984 |publisher= ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. |accessdate= 25 April 2014|language=nl}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|4 |- |Canada ([[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'' Top 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9638&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |title= Top Singles – Volume 41, No. 17, January 05 1985 |work= Collectionscanada.gc.ca |publisher= Library and Archives Canada |accessdate= 25 April 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131019045113/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9638&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |archive-date= 19 October 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|6 |- |Israel<ref>https://66.media.tumblr.com/3c3804de5b8707efafbd076300fa0422/tumblr_o6punq14bQ1uldoqho1_500.jpg</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|8 |- |Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.top40.nl/pdf/top100/top100-1984.pdf |title= Single Top 100 over 1984 |publisher= [[Dutch Top 40]] |format= PDF |accessdate= 25 April 2014|language=nl}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|9 |- |Netherlands ([[Single Top 100|Mega Single Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1984&cat=s |title= Jaaroverzichten – Single 1984 |publisher= Hung Medien / hitparade.ch |accessdate= 25 April 2014|language=nl}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|17 |- |New Zealand<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=3873 |title=Top Selling Singles of 1984 &#124; The Official New Zealand Music Chart |publisher=Nztop40.co.nz |date=1984-12-31 |accessdate=2018-01-22}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|23 |- |Switzerland ([[Swiss Hitparade|Schweizer Hitparade]])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=1984 |title= Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1984 |work= Hitparade.ch |publisher= Hung Medien |accessdate= 25 April 2014|language=de}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|8 |- |US [[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'']]<ref>{{cite web|title= The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1984 |publisher= [[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box magazine]] |url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1984YESP.html |archivedate= 30 September 2012 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120930234839/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1984YESP.html |accessdate= 25 April 2014}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|19 |} {|class="wikitable" |- !Chart (1985) !Position |- |UK<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uk-charts.top-source.info/top-100-1985.shtml|title=Top 100 1985 - UK Music Charts|website=www.uk-charts.top-source.info|accessdate=22 January 2018}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|3 |- |US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1985.php |title= Top 100 Hits for 1985 |publisher= The Longbored Surfer |accessdate= 25 April 2014}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|3 |} {{col-end}} ==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1984|certyear=2017|accessdate=10 February 2017}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Wham!|title=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|award=Platinum|relyear=1984|certyear=1985}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=Wham!|title=Wake Me Up Before You Go|award=Gold|relyear=1984|certyear=2017}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Wham!|title=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|award=Platinum|relyear=1984|certyear=2019}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Wham!|title=Wake Me Up Before You Go|award=Platinum|relyear=1984|certyear=1992}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}} ==See also== *[[List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1984|List of ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles of 1984]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{youtube|pIgZ7gMze7A|"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" official music video}} *[http://www.allmusic.com/song/wake-me-up-before-you-go-go-mt0004975364 Song review from AllMusic] {{Wham!}} [[Category:1984 songs]] [[Category:1984 singles]] [[Category:1985 singles]] [[Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles]] [[Category:CBS Records singles]] [[Category:Columbia Records singles]] [[Category:Dutch Top 40 number-one singles]] [[Category:Epic Records singles]] [[Category:European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles]] [[Category:Music videos directed by Andy Morahan]] [[Category:Number-one singles in Australia]] [[Category:Number-one singles in Norway]] [[Category:Number-one singles in Sweden]] [[Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles]] [[Category:Single Top 100 number-one singles]] [[Category:Songs written by George Michael]] [[Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles]] [[Category:Wham! songs]] [[Category:Songs about dancing]] FUCK U'