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“Going for the One” by Yes
From the album Going for the One (1977)
“Going for the One” by Yes appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1996 and 2012. It was first released in 1977 on the album Going for the One. Its best result is #358 on the WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,099 classic rock song of all time.
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The title track of Going for the One, Yes's eighth album, went out in 1977 as one of the record's two singles: a Jon Anderson composition, made at Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland, where the English progressive band had settled as tax exiles. On this album they traded the long, conceptual pieces of the previous four records for shorter, punchier songs, and this one has Steve Howe on steel guitar.
Anderson sings lead with Howe and Chris Squire behind him, Squire plays bass and Alan White drums, and Rick Wakeman, back in the band after leaving in 1974, plays keyboards and piano. Yes produced it, with John Timperley engineering and David Richards assisting.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 358 | WNEW-FM | WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) | 500 |
| 1997 | 987 | 102.3 WBAB | WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) | 1023 |
| 2012 | 515 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) | 885 |
Also listed as: Going For The One.
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