Young Guns (Go for It)
"Young Guns (Go for It)" | ||||
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Single by Wham! | ||||
from the album Fantastic | ||||
B-side | "Going for It" | |||
Released | 17 September 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1982 | |||
Studio | Maison Rouge (London)[1] | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:40 | |||
Label | CBS | |||
Songwriter(s) | George Michael | |||
Producer(s) |
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Wham! singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Young Guns (Go for It)" on YouTube |
"Young Guns (Go for It)" (also listed as "Young Guns (Go for It!)" on some releases) is a song by English pop duo Wham! first released as a single in the UK by Innervision Records on 17 September 1982.[2] It was written and co-produced by George Michael, of the duo. The song was Wham!'s first hit, achieved with help from the BBC music programme Top of the Pops, which invited Wham! on to the show as a last-minute replacement for another act which had pulled out. The producer of Top of the Pops Michael Hurll, had seen them on another programme, Saturday Superstore.[3]
Composition
Michael wrote the song about a teenage boy's worry that his best friend is getting too committed to a girl when he should be enjoying his youth and the single life. It features a
Top of the Pops
Wham! were just outside the top 40 threshold of the
The original recording does not feature the voices of Lee or Holliman but that of American backing singer Lynda Hayes.[4][5]
Chart performance
The song entered the chart initially at number 73, went up to number 48, then dropped to number 52 and the week after that, it jumped to number 42.
Track listing
All tracks are written by George Michael
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Young Guns (Go for It)" | 3:40 |
2. | "Going for It" | 3:40 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Young Guns (Go for It)" (12" version) | 5:10 |
2. | "Going for It" | 3:40 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Young Guns (Go for It)" | 6:53 |
2. | "Going for It!" | 4:49 |
- "Going for It" is an instrumental version of "Young Guns (Go for It)"
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | Silver | 250,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "History". Wham! World. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "BPI certifications". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ ISBN 0-14-013235-X
- ^ "Have a word". Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Top of the Pops - the Story of 1982".
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Wham! – Young Guns (Go for It)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Wham!". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 280. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 3, 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Wham! – Young Guns (Go for It)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Wham! – Young Guns (Go for It)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Wham! – Young Guns (Go for It)". VG-lista. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Wham! – Young Guns (Go for It)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Wham! – Young Guns (Go for It)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Kent Music Report – National Top 100 Singles for 1983". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1983". Ultratop. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1983". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "British single certifications – Wham! – Young Guns (Go for It)". British Phonographic Industry.