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“We Got The Beat” by Go
“We Got The Beat” by Go appears on 6 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2007 and 2013. Its best result is #1757 on the CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,308 alternative song of all time.
The Go-Go's got their signature song, "We Got the Beat", right on the second try. Lead guitarist and keyboard player Charlotte Caffey wrote it, and the first version came out on Stiff in the UK on May 9, 1980; it drew knocks for sounding artificially sped up, but it earned the band underground credibility on their first British tour and climbed to 35 on the US dance club chart as an import.
With Gina Schock now on drums and Kathy Valentine on bass, they signed to I.R.S. in April 1981 and cut it again in New York for Beauty and the Beat. Producer Richard Gottehrer slowed it down and let Schock's drumming drive it, and after "Our Lips Are Sealed" it became the next single, reaching number two on the Billboard pop chart in 1982. It also opened Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1776 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1757 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1788 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1832 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1910 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1989 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
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