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{{Distinguish|Wake Me Up (Girls Aloud song)}}
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{{Infobox single {{Short description|1984 single by Wham!}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2013}}
| Name = Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
| Cover = WakeMeUpBeforeYouGoGo.jpg
{{Infobox song
| Artist = ]
| Album = ] | name = Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
| Released = 5 May 1984 | cover = WakeMeUpBeforeYouGoGo.jpg
| Format = ], ] | alt =
| caption = Standard artwork by Peter Saville and Trevor Key
| Recorded = 1984
| type = single
| Genre = ], ], ]
| Length = 3:50 | artist = ]
| album = ]
| Label = ] (US/Canada)<br>]
| Writer = ] | B-side = A Ray of Sunshine
| released = 14 May 1984
| Producer = ]
| recorded =
| Last single = "]"<br>(1983)
| studio = ] (London)<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/the-soundmaker/3808|title=The Soundmaker|date=April 1985|journal=Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music|issue=Apr 1985 |pages=12–13 |last1=Hearnton |first1=Sam }}</ref><ref name=FaithSOS>{{cite web|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/people/classic-tracks-george-michael-faith|title=Classic Tracks: George Michael 'Faith'|first=Richard|last=Buskin|date=March 2013|access-date=22 December 2020}}</ref>
| This single = "'''Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go'''"<br>(1984)
| venue =
| Next single = "]"<br>(1984)
| genre = ]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.smoothradio.com/features/the-story-of/wake-me-up-before-you-go-go-wham-video/ | title= The Story Of… 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go' by Wham! | work=Smooth Radio | first=Thomas | last=Edward | quote=The bubblegum-pop song reached the top of the charts in both the UK and the US | date=13 July 2023 | access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>
| Misc = {{Extra track listing
| Album = ] | length = 3:50
| Type = single | label =
* ]
| prev_track = &mdash;
* ]
| prev_no =
| writer = ]
| this_track = "'''Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go'''"
| track_no = 1 | producer = George Michael
| next_track = "]" | prev_title = ]
| next_no = 2 | prev_year = 1983
| next_title = ]
}}
| next_year = 1984
{{Extra track listing
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|ELflyACZXQQ|"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"}}}}
| Album = ]
{{Extra album cover
| Type = single
| header = Alternative cover
| prev_track = "]"
| prev_no = 1 | type = single
| cover = Wake_Me_Up_Before_You_Go-Go_-_Wham!.jpg
| this_track = "'''Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go'''"
| track_no = 2 | border =
| alt =
| next_track = "]"
| caption = US release of the original 1984 single
| next_no = 3
}} }}
}} }}


"'''Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go'''" is a song by English pop duo ], first released as a single in the UK on 14 May 1984.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Record News |periodical=] |publisher=] |location=London, England |page=36 |date=5 May 1984}}</ref> It became their first UK and US number one hit. It was written and produced by ]. The single was certified ] in the US, which at the time commemorated sales of over two million copies. The music video features Michael and bandmate ] wearing oversized message T-shirts ("CHOOSE LIFE") created by ], starting a craze covered in the 2002 VH1 series '']''.<ref>Kraszewski, Jon (2017). Reality TV. Taylor & Francis. p. 127.</ref> The song was ranked number 28 on ]'s 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2006/vh180s.htm |title=VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's |publisher=Rock on the Net |access-date=6 February 2017}}</ref>
"'''Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go'''" is a 1984 song by the ] pop duo ] which became their first ] number 1 hit. It was written and produced by ], one half of the duo. This song also appeared in soundtrack for the movie '']''.


==History== ==History==
Michael's inspiration for the song was a scribbled note left by his Wham! partner ] for Andrew's parents,<ref>{{cite web ]'s inspiration for the song was a scribbled note that his bandmate ] had left for his parents, intended to read "wake me up before you go" but with "up" accidentally written twice, so Ridgeley wrote "go" twice on purpose. In 1984, Michael had this to say on the development of the song:
|url= http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=4127 |title= Wake Me Up Before You Go Go by Wham! |work= Songfacts |publisher= Tonemedia.com
|accessdate= 1 August 2013}}</ref> originally intended to read "wake me up before you go" but with "up" accidentally written twice, so Ridgeley wrote "go" twice on purpose. Released in May 1984, it heralded the beginning of a softer, sunnier image for Wham!, who had spent the previous year as a moodier, more politically themed duo, with songs about unemployment, young marriage, and battles of will between parents and their children. With the release of "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", they re-emerged with wider smiles, more colourful clothing, and a more positive disposition in interviews.


{{blockquote|I just wanted to make a really energetic pop record that had all the best elements of Fifties and Sixties records, combined with our attitude and our approach, which is obviously more uptempo and a lot younger than some of those records. It's one of those tracks that gets rid of a lot of your own personal influences; it reminds me of so many different records that I couldn't actually nail them down. I'd done a demo at home that just had a bass line and a vocal on it. Usually, I write the record in my head; I know what all the parts are going to be and I sing them to all our musicians. And it was great. ... We actually did it as a rehearsal. We used a ] because the drummer was late, and it was such a good track that we kept it.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Christopher |last= Connelly |author-link= Chris Connelly (journalist) |title= Wham! A wake-up call to the U.S. |magazine= ] |issue= 433 |date= 25 October 1984 |page= 48}}</ref>}}
In 1984, George Michael had this to say on the development of the song:


It was recorded within two days at ] in London, with a live rhythm section.<ref name=FaithSOS/> The song, according to Michael, had been done in one take without any drop-ins (overdubs) at all – production-wise, he noted that the two options to him were "either to be like ] and go for stunning sounds on your own, or just get a great sound on each instrument and go for a live take".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Modern-Recording/80s/Modern-Recording-1985-06.pdf|date=June 1985|access-date=May 1, 2021|via=worldradiohistory.com|magazine=Modern Recording & Music|title=Making it big as they go-go!|author= Thomas, David|pages=32–36}}</ref> The UK sleeve was designed by ], with photography by ].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.petersaville.info/sleeves/1982-1984.html |publisher= Petersaville.info |access-date= 29 March 2014 |title= Sleeve designed by Peter Saville: Sleeves 1982-1984 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130521120043/http://www.petersaville.info/sleeves/1982-1984.html |archive-date= 21 May 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
{{bquote|I just wanted to make a really energetic pop record that had all the best elements of Fifties and Sixties records, combined with our attitude and our approach, which is obviously more uptempo and a lot younger than some of those records. It's one of those tracks that gets rid of a lot of your own personal influences; it reminds me of so many different records that I couldn't actually nail them down. I'd done a demo at home that just had a bass line and a vocal on it. Usually, I write the record in my head; I know what all the parts are going to be and I sing them to all our musicians. And it was great. ... We actually did it as a rehearsal. We used a ] because the drummer was late, and it was such a good track that we kept it."<ref>{{cite journal|author= Christopher Connelly |title= Wham! A wake-up call to the U.S. |journal= ] |issue= 433 |date= 25 October 1984 |page= 48}}</ref>|author=George Michael}}


==Reception==
The song entered the ] at number 4 - after much hype from the duo claiming they would go straight in at number 1, which was a rare occurrence then — and climbed to the top spot 7 days later, staying there for 2 weeks.
Upon its release, the song received a mixed reception by contemporary critics. '']''' Dave Rimmer deemed it "An absolutely dreadful comeback in which George and Andy ditch everything they do well in favour of a feeble foray into ] country.(...) Awful.".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Singles |author=Rimmer, Dave |magazine=Smash Hits 10-23 May 1984 |page=25 }}</ref> While '']'' said that "the Motown groove and patent vocals of 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go' are perfect ] material which is executed expertly by this British duo."<ref name=cb>{{cite magazine|title=Reviews|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1984/CB-1984-09-08.pdf|date=September 8, 1984|accessdate=2022-07-25|page=7}}</ref> The song entered the ] at number four and climbed to the top spot seven days later, staying there for two weeks. The song also went to the top of the ] in the United States, holding the top spot for three weeks.

Michael followed it up with a solo single, "]" and another Wham! hit, "]", both of which were also UK number-one hits. The song also went to the top of the ] in the ] followed by the number-one singles "]" and "]" and the number-three "]". The album, ''Make It Big'', was an unqualified success. Wham! had three more UK number 1 singles and split at their height in 1986.


==Music video== ==Music video==
The music video for the song was directed by ].<ref name="mvdbase">{{cite web|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=29649|title=mvdbase.com - Wham! - "Wake me up before you go-go "|work=Music Video DataBase|last=Garcia|first=Alex S|access-date=29 October 2015}}</ref> It showcases the band performing for an audience of mostly teenagers at ] in South London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2014/jan/24/london-brixton-academy-first-decade-in-pictures|work=The Guardian|title=London Brixton Academy: the first decade - in pictures|date=24 January 2014|access-date=December 19, 2019}}</ref> The band was wearing ] T-shirt designs that said "CHOOSE LIFE".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIgZ7gMze7A|title=YouTube – Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (Official Video)|website=] |date=24 October 2009 }}</ref>
The ], essentially the duo performing (it also introduced Ridgeley as a ] player for the band) to a teenage audience, was memorable for the clothes, which became a lasting sartorial image for the 1980s as a decade. Michael and Ridgeley, plus backing singers ], along with motor trade Guru Peter (Froudy) Froud, were wearing ] ] designs which said "CHOOSE LIFE" (originally a slogan targeted at ] and ]{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}) and "GO GO", which became much sought-after fashion items of the year. Michael was also seen in luminous ]s, which he later bemoaned as the clip of him always picked out by advertisers whenever "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" went on to a ]. The video was filmed at the ] in South London.

==Covers==
*1984: ] covered the song again on the 1984 edition of the ] Telethon.
*2004: ]ese ] ] made a cover of the song ("Wake Me Up Go! Go!") as a companion to his cover of "]", both songs being the main soundtrack of the ] he was starring in, ''Last Christmas''
*2004: ] performed the song for their ]
*2004: ] ] girlgroup ] covered the song on their album '']''
*2009: On the ] of '']'', the six remaining finalists performed the song on the results show for the seventh live show, on 22 November.
*2010: ] performed the song on ]'s "S.H.E is The One" world tour.
*2013: ] and ], characters on '']'', cover the song on an episode in season 4 called "]". ]
*] covered this song on their debut EP, ''Enter The Cactus''
*Finnish singer ] covered the song with the title ''Riisu pois jo arkipaita''
*On ''Ant and Dec's ]'', ]'s team sung it as part of Ant Vs. Dec: The Teams.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.itv.com/Entertainment/quiz/AntandDecsSaturdayNightTakeaway/AntvsDec2009/Charitysingles/default.html |title= Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway - Charity singles |work= ITV |date= 27 May 2011 |accessdate= 8 January 2012}}</ref> His team won as it was downloaded the most times, and subsequently it charted at number 64 on the ].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://acharts.us/uk_singles_top_75 |title= UK Singles Top 75 - Music Charts |publisher= Acharts.us |date= 1 January 2012 |accessdate= 8 January 2012}}</ref>
*The song was performed and referenced by ] from the '']'' episode "]"
*Mickey and Gloria sang lead vocals for ]'s cover of the song in Season 1, Episode 8: "New Image"
*The song is also used in the music simulation game '']'' and is one of the songs on the '']'' video grame
*The line "Wake me up before you go-go" is sung in the ] song "]" by the ].
*In the season 5 episode of '']'', "Chuck versus Bo," Morgan is reported to have convinced everyone is a ski resort bar to sing the song ironically.
*] actor, ] also sang a cover of it.


==Track listing== ==Track listing==
{{track listing
{{tracklisting
| all_writing = ] | all_writing = ]
| headline = 7": Epic / A 4440 (UK) | headline = 7-inch: Epic / A 4440 (UK)


| title1 = Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | title1 = Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
| length1 = 3:51 | length1 = 3:51
| title2 = Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | title2 = Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
| note2 = Instrumental | note2 = instrumental
| length2 = 4:03 | length2 = 4:03
}} }}
'''Note''':
*Note: The US 7" single (Columbia 04552) has identical track listing.
*The US 7-inch single (Columbia 04552) has identical track listing.
*Also released as a CD single in 1999


{{track listing
{{tracklisting
| headline = 12": Epic / TA 4440 (UK) | headline = 12-inch: Epic / TA 4440 (UK)


| title1 = Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | title1 = Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
| length1 = 3:51 | length1 = 3:51
| title2 = A Ray of Sunshine | title2 = A Ray of Sunshine
| note2 = Specially recorded for '']'' | note2 = specially recorded for '']''
| length2 = 4:58 | length2 = 4:58
| title3 = Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | title3 = Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
| note3 = Instrumental | note3 = instrumental
| length3 = 4:03 | length3 = 4:03
}} }}


==Charts==
==Chart performance==
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!Chart (1984)

!Peak<br>position
===Weekly charts===
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|+Weekly chart performance for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
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|- |-
|Australia (])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.worldcharts.co.uk/chartfeatures/aus/aus80.htm |title= Australia n°1 Hits - 80's |author= Worldcharts.co.uk |accessdate= 14 June 2013}}</ref> !scope="row"|Australia (])<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.worldcharts.co.uk/chartfeatures/aus/aus80.htm |title= Australia n°1 Hits – 80's |publisher= Worldcharts.co.uk |access-date= 14 June 2013 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170109053925/http://www.worldcharts.co.uk/chartfeatures/aus/aus80.htm |archive-date= 9 January 2017 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>
|1
|align="center"|1
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{{singlechart|Austria|6|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=1 August 2013}} {{single chart|Austria|6|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|rowheader=true|access-date=1 August 2013}}
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{{singlechart|Flanders|1|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=1 August 2013}} {{single chart|Flanders|1|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|rowheader=true|access-date=1 August 2013}}
|-
|Belgium (] Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://top30-2.radio2.be/#/song-info/8527 |title= Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - WHAM |work= VRT |publisher= Top30-2.radio2.be |language= Dutch |accessdate= 1 August 2013}} Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 1</ref>
|align="center"|1
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!scope="row"|Belgium (] Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://top30-2.radio2.be/#/song-info/8527 |title= Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – WHAM |work= VRT |publisher= Top30-2.radio2.be |quote= Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 1 |access-date= 1 August 2013 |language= nl |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120409063716/http://top30-2.radio2.be/#/song-info/8527 |archive-date= 9 April 2012 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>
|Canada (])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9520&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |title= Top Singles - Volume 41, No. 10, November 10 1984 |publisher= Library and Archives Canada |accessdate= 1 August 2013}}</ref>
|1
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!scope="row"|Canada ('']'')<ref>]. ''Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide'' (2000). Mississauga, Ont.: Music Data Canada</ref>
|Canada (])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9612&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |title= Adult Contemporary - Volume 41, No. 15, December 15 1984 |publisher= Library and Archives Canada |accessdate= 1 August 2013}}</ref>
|2
|align="center"|1
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{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|1|chartid=9612|rowheader=true|access-date=1 August 2013}}
|Europe (])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://tsort.info/music/6wgr9t.htm |title= Song artist 421 - Wham! |author= Steve Hawtin et al. |publisher= Tsort.info |accessdate= 1 August 2013}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
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{{singlechart|France|17|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=1 August 2013}} {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|1|chartid=9520|rowheader=true|access-date=1 August 2013}}
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!scope="row"|Denmark (])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ukmix.org/showthread.php?63915-Danish-Charts-Archive|title = Danish Charts Archive?}}</ref>
{{singlechart|Germany2|2|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=1 August 2013}}
|6
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|Ireland (])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title= The Irish Charts - All there is to know |publisher= IRMA |accessdate= 1 August 2013}} Only one result when searching "Wake me up before you go go"</ref> !scope="row"|Europe (])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://tsort.info/music/p0fryw.htm |title= Song title 977 – Wake Me Up Before You Go Go |work= Tsort.info |publisher= Steve Hawtin et al. |access-date= 1 August 2013}}</ref>
|1
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!scope="row"|Finland Jukebox (])<ref name = "Finland"/>
|Italy (])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/aw.htm |title= Indice per Interprete: W |work= HitParadeItalia |publisher= Creative Commons |language= Italian |accessdate= 1 August 2013}}</ref>
|10
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!scope="row"|Finland (])<ref name = "Finland">{{cite book |url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=280|first=Timo |last=Pennanen |year=2021 |title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 |section=Wham!|page=280|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava |location=Helsinki|access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref>
{{singlechart|Dutch40|1|artist=Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=1 August 2013}}
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{{singlechart|Dutch100|1|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=1 August 2013}} {{single chart|France|17|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|rowheader=true|access-date=1 August 2013}}
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!scope="row"| Guatemala (])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ztVDAAAAIBAJ&dq=branigan&pg=PA14&article_id=1722,3517608|title=Las canciones más populares en Latinoamérica|newspaper=]|language=es|access-date=October 11, 2024|date=November 19, 1984}}</ref>
{{singlechart|New Zealand|2|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=1 August 2013}}
| 4
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{{singlechart|Norway|1|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=1 August 2013}} {{single chart|Hungarysingle|20|year=2016|week=52|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|rowheader=true|access-date=6 January 2017}}
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|Poland (])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://lp3.polskieradio.pl/utwor/artykul8294,478_wake_me_up_before_you_go_go.aspx |title= WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO - Wham! |work= Nowe Media, Polskie Radio S.A. |publisher= LP3.polskieradio.pl |accessdate= 1 August 2013}}</ref> !scope="row"|Iceland (])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ruv.is/persona/wham|publisher=]|title= Wham! Chart History|date=22 March 2016| access-date=7 November 2018}}</ref>
|1
|align="center"|23
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|]n Chart<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(W).html |title= South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (W) |author= John Samson |publisher= Rock.co.za |accessdate= 1 August 2013}}</ref> !scope="row"|Ireland (])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title= The Irish Charts – All there is to know |publisher= ] |access-date= 1 August 2013}}</ref>
|1
|align="center"|9
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!scope="row"|Italy ('']'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=]|language=it|access-date=9 June 2022}} ''Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Wham!".''</ref>
{{singlechart|Sweden|1|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=1 August 2013}}
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{{single chart|Dutch40|1|year=1984|week=29|access-date=31 December 2017|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Switzerland|2|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|accessdate=1 August 2013}}
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{{singlechart|UK|1|date=1984-06-02|accessdate=1 August 2013}} {{single chart|Dutch100|1|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|access-date=1 August 2013|rowheader=true}}
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{{single chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|access-date=1 August 2013|rowheader=true}}
|US ]<ref name="awards">{{cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/make-it-big-mw0000192387/awards |title= Make It Big awards on Allmusic |work= ] |publisher= ] |accessdate= 14 June 2013}}</ref>
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{{single chart|Norway|1|artist=Wham!|song=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|access-date=1 August 2013|rowheader=true}}
|US ''Billboard'' ]<ref name="awards"/>
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!scope="row"| Paraguay (])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f_BDAAAAIBAJ&dq=la+opinion+CANCIONES+latinoamerica&pg=PA10&article_id=1824,5532910|title=Las canciones más populares en Latinoamérica|newspaper=]|language=es|access-date=October 11, 2024|date=October 1, 1984}}</ref>
|US ''Billboard'' ]<ref name="awards"/>
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!scope="row"|South Africa (])<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(W).html |title= South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (W) |work= Rock.co.za |publisher= John Samson |access-date= 1 August 2013}}</ref>
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{{single chart|UK|1|date=19840527|access-date=1 August 2013|rowheader=true}}
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{{single chart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Wham!|access-date=14 September 2021|rowheader=true}}
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{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|4|artist=Wham!|access-date=14 September 2021|rowheader=true}}
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{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|27|artist=Wham!|access-date=14 September 2021|rowheader=true}}
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!scope="row"|US '']''<ref>{{cite web|title= CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending NOVEMBER 24, 1984 |publisher= ] |url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19841124.html |archive-date= 1 October 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121001104317/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19841124.html |access-date= 25 April 2014}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|US Contemporary Hit Radio ('']'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/1980s/1984/RR-1984-11-16.pdf|title=Contemporary Hit Radio|magazine=]|page=96|date=November 16, 1984}}</ref>
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===Year-end charts===
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!scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref name="aus84">{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/MyookoA.jpg|title=Kent Music Report No 548 – 31 December 1984 > National Top 100 Singles for 1984|publisher=]|via=Imgur.com|access-date=23 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40275 |title= Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s |author= BigKev |publisher= Hung Medien |work= Australian-charts.com |access-date= 25 April 2014}}</ref>
|5
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!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1984 |title= Jaaroverzichten 1984 |publisher= ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. |access-date= 25 April 2014|language=nl}}</ref>
|4
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!scope="row"|Canada (''RPM'' Top 100 Singles)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9638&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |title= Top Singles – Volume 41, No. 17, January 05 1985 |work= Collectionscanada.gc.ca |publisher= Library and Archives Canada |access-date= 25 April 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131019045113/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9638&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 |archive-date= 19 October 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
|6
|-
!scope="row"|Israel<ref>{{cite web|url=https://66.media.tumblr.com/3c3804de5b8707efafbd076300fa0422/tumblr_o6punq14bQ1uldoqho1_500.jpg|format=JPG|title=Photographic image|website=66.media.tumblr.com|access-date=8 June 2023}}</ref>
|8
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!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.top40.nl/pdf/top100/top100-1984.pdf |title= Single Top 100 over 1984 |publisher= ] |access-date= 25 April 2014|language=nl}}</ref>
|9
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!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1984&cat=s |title= Jaaroverzichten – Single 1984 |publisher=Dutchcharts.nl|access-date= 25 April 2014|language=nl}}</ref>
|17
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!scope="row"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1984-12-31 |title=Top Selling Singles of 1984 &#124; The Official New Zealand Music Chart |website=Nztop40.co.nz |date=1984-12-31 |access-date=2018-01-22}}</ref>
|23
|-
!scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=1984 |title= Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1984 |website= Hitparade.ch |publisher= Hung Medien |access-date= 25 April 2014|language=de}}</ref>
|8
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!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite journal |title=Top 100 Singles |periodical=] |publisher=Morgan-Grampian plc |location=London, England |page=37 |date=26 January 1985}}</ref>
|11
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!scope="row"|US ''Cash Box''<ref>{{cite web|title= The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1984 |publisher= ] |url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1984YESP.html |archive-date= 30 September 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120930234839/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1984YESP.html |access-date= 25 April 2014}}</ref>
|19
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!scope="row"|West Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1984|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts|language=German|work=]|publisher=Offiziellecharts.de|access-date=14 September 2021}}</ref>
|23
|}

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!scope="col"|Position
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==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1984|certyear=2017|access-date=10 February 2017}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Wham!|title=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|award=Platinum|relyear=1984|certyear=1985}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=Wham!|title=Wake Me Up Before You Go|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1984|certyear=2024|id=9014|access-date=September 24, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Wham!|title=Wake Me Up Before You Go|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1984|certyear=2023|access-date=20 January 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Wham!|title=Wake Me Up Before You Go|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1984|certyear=2019|access-date=2 December 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|type=single|title=Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go|artist=Wham!|award=Gold|relyear=1984|certyear=1984|access-date=28 November 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Wham!|title=Wake Me Up Before You Go Go|award=Gold|relyear=1984|certyear=1984|note=1984 release|id=8032-272-1|refname=BPI}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Wham|title=Wake Me Up Before You Go Go|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2006|certyear=2022|note=2006 release|id=8032-2736-1|access-date=10 December 2024|refname=BPI1}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Wham!|title=Wake Me Up Before You Go|award=Platinum|relyear=1984|certyear=1992}}
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Latest revision as of 14:57, 24 December 2024

Not to be confused with Wake Me Up (Girls Aloud song). 1984 single by Wham!

"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
Standard artwork by Peter Saville and Trevor Key
Single by Wham!
from the album Make It Big
B-side"A Ray of Sunshine"
Released14 May 1984
StudioSarm West (London)
GenreBubblegum pop
Length3:50
Label
Songwriter(s)George Michael
Producer(s)George Michael
Wham! singles chronology
"Club Fantastic Megamix"
(1983) 		"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
(1984) 		"Careless Whisper"
(1984)
Music video
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" on YouTube
Alternative cover
US release of the original 1984 single

"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is a song by English pop duo Wham!, first released as a single in the UK on 14 May 1984. It became their first UK and US number one hit. It was written and produced by George Michael. The single was certified platinum in the US, which at the time commemorated sales of over two million copies. The music video features Michael and bandmate Andrew Ridgeley wearing oversized message T-shirts ("CHOOSE LIFE") created by Katharine Hamnett, starting a craze covered in the 2002 VH1 series I Love the 80s. The song was ranked number 28 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s.

History

George Michael's inspiration for the song was a scribbled note that his bandmate Andrew Ridgeley had left for his parents, intended to read "wake me up before you go" but with "up" accidentally written twice, so Ridgeley wrote "go" twice on purpose. In 1984, Michael had this to say on the development of the song:

I just wanted to make a really energetic pop record that had all the best elements of Fifties and Sixties records, combined with our attitude and our approach, which is obviously more uptempo and a lot younger than some of those records. It's one of those tracks that gets rid of a lot of your own personal influences; it reminds me of so many different records that I couldn't actually nail them down. I'd done a demo at home that just had a bass line and a vocal on it. Usually, I write the record in my head; I know what all the parts are going to be and I sing them to all our musicians. And it was great. ... We actually did it as a rehearsal. We used a LinnDrum because the drummer was late, and it was such a good track that we kept it.

It was recorded within two days at Sarm West Studio 2 in London, with a live rhythm section. The song, according to Michael, had been done in one take without any drop-ins (overdubs) at all – production-wise, he noted that the two options to him were "either to be like Trevor Horn and go for stunning sounds on your own, or just get a great sound on each instrument and go for a live take". The UK sleeve was designed by Peter Saville, with photography by Trevor Key.

Reception

Upon its release, the song received a mixed reception by contemporary critics. Smash Hits' Dave Rimmer deemed it "An absolutely dreadful comeback in which George and Andy ditch everything they do well in favour of a feeble foray into Shakin' Stevens country.(...) Awful.". While Cash Box said that "the Motown groove and patent vocals of 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go' are perfect CHR material which is executed expertly by this British duo." The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number four and climbed to the top spot seven days later, staying there for two weeks. The song also went to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, holding the top spot for three weeks.

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan. It showcases the band performing for an audience of mostly teenagers at Brixton Academy in South London. The band was wearing Katharine Hamnett T-shirt designs that said "CHOOSE LIFE".

Track listing

All tracks are written by George Michael

7-inch: Epic / A 4440 (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"3:51
2."Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (instrumental)4:03

Note:

  • The US 7-inch single (Columbia 04552) has identical track listing.
  • Also released as a CD single in 1999
12-inch: Epic / TA 4440 (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"3:51
2."A Ray of Sunshine" (specially recorded for The Tube)4:58
3."Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (instrumental)4:03

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
Chart (1984–1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 1
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders) 1
Canada (The Record) 2
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) 1
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 1
Denmark (Hitlisten) 6
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 1
Finland Jukebox (Suomen virallinen lista) 10
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 3
France (SNEP) 17
Guatemala (UPI) 4
Hungary (Single Top 40) 20
Iceland (RÚV) 1
Ireland (IRMA) 1
Italy (Musica e dischi) 24
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 2
Norway (VG-lista) 1
Paraguay (UPI) 1
South Africa (Springbok Radio) 9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 2
UK Singles (OCC) 1
US Billboard Hot 100 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 4
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard) 27
US Cash Box 1
US Contemporary Hit Radio (Radio & Records) 1
West Germany (GfK) 2
2019 chart performance for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) 67

Year-end charts

1984 year-end chart performance for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
Chart (1984) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 4
Canada (RPM Top 100 Singles) 6
Israel 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 8
UK Singles (OCC) 11
US Cash Box 19
West Germany (Official German Charts) 23
1985 year-end chart performance for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
Chart (1985) Position
US Billboard Hot 100 3

Certifications

Certifications for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) 2× Platinum 140,000
Canada (Music Canada) Platinum 100,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) 2× Platinum 180,000
Germany (BVMI) Gold 250,000
Italy (FIMI) Platinum 50,000
Netherlands (NVPI) Gold 75,000
United Kingdom (BPI)
1984 release 		Gold 500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)
2006 release 		3× Platinum 1,800,000
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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