Song · Yazoo
“Don't Go” by Yazoo
“Don't Go” by Yazoo appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2021. Its best result is #236 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,723 alternative song of all time.
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Upstairs at Eric's, Yazoo's first album, was still weeks away when "Don't Go" came out on 5 July 1982 as its second single. It's a jittery, urgent piece of synth-pop, and it gave the band their second UK top 5 hit, stopping at number three. America knew them as Yaz, and there it held the top of the dance chart for two weeks that October, following "Situation", which had also reached number one there earlier in the year.
The video drops Alison Moyet and Vince Clarke into a kind of haunted mansion, with Clarke cast as Victor Frankenstein. In December 2009 it returned to the UK Dance Chart at number 30 and climbed to 15 by 2 January 2010.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 300 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2021 | 236 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
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