Song · The Go-Go's
“Head Over Heels” by The Go-Go's
From the album Talk Show (1984)
“Head Over Heels” by The Go-Go's appears on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1984 and 2024. It was first released in 1984 on the album Talk Show. Its best result is #79 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #150 alternative song of 1984 and #3,873 alternative song of all time.
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"Head Over Heels" kicked off the Go-Go's third album, Talk Show, as its first single in 1984, and it's the band at their most giddy and propulsive. Charlotte Caffey and Kathy Valentine wrote it, the English producer Martin Rushent produced and engineered it on I.R.S., Belinda Carlisle sings lead and Gina Schock drives it from the drum kit.
Rhythm guitarist Jane Wiedlin has named it her favorite Go-Go's song, comparing it to a perfect little piece of pop chocolate. It had a long afterlife, too: the 2018 Broadway jukebox musical built from the Go-Go's catalog took its title from this song and used it to open the second act.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 79 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 417 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
| 1989 | 146 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 1999 | 706 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 2023 | 346 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
| 2024 | 936 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
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