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Come On, Let's Go

Come On, Let's Go

1958 single by Ritchie Valens


"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, and reached number 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in May 1958.

Quick Facts Single by Ritchie Valens, from the album Ritchie Valens ...

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.[1]

American rock group The McCoys recorded "Come On, Let's Go" and included it on their 1966 album You Make Me Feel So Good. Also released as a single, it reached the Top 40 on the U.S.[2] and Canadian charts.[3]

Los Lobos covered the song in 1987 for the soundtrack of the 1987 Ritchie Valens biographical movie La Bamba starring Lou Diamond Phillips. Their version reached number 18 in the United Kingdom[4] and number 21 in the U.S.[2] It was also a track on Cars: The Video Game.

Japanese experimental music group The Gerogerigegege recorded the song and included it on their 1990 album Tokyo Anal Dynamite.

Chart history

More information Chart (1958), Peak position ...
More information Chart (1958–59), Peak position ...
More information Chart (1966), Peak position ...
More information Chart (1987-88), Peak position ...

References

  1. "Tommy Steele: Singles". Officialcharts.com. November 20, 1958. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (1991). Top Pop Singles, 1955–1990. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 812. ISBN 0-89820-089-X.
  3. "RPM Weekly". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. June 20, 1966. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  4. "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. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  8. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 144.
  9. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles". Cashboxmagazine.com. November 21, 1987.

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