Go All the Way (song)

This article is about the Raspberries song. For the Isley Brothers song, see Go All the Way (The Isley Brothers album).
"Go All the Way"
Single by Raspberries
from the album Raspberries
B-side "With You in My Life"
Released July 1972
Genre Power pop[1][2][3]
Length 3:10
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Eric Carmen
Producer(s) Jimmy Ienner
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Raspberries singles chronology
"Don't Want to Say Goodbye"
(1972)		 "Go All the Way"
(1972)		 "I Wanna Be With You"
(1972)

"Go All the Way" is a single by American pop-rock group Raspberries, released in July 1972 and written by band leader Eric Carmen. The song reached the Top 5 on three principal US charts, number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100,[4] number 4 on Cashbox[5] and number 3 on Record World. The single sold more than 1.3 million copies and earned the band their first Gold Record Award. It was their second single release, their all-time biggest US hit, and appeared on their debut LP, Raspberries.

Because of its sexually suggestive lyrics, considered risqué for the day, the song was banned by the BBC .

The tune ranked at number 33 on Billboard's Top 100 Singles of 1972 year-end list (number 39 on Cashbox's year-end best-sellers countdown). In 1989, Spin magazine named "Go All the Way" in its list of the "100 Greatest Singles of All Time", ranking it at number 91.[6] "Go All the Way" appeared in Blender magazine's July 2006 issue as one of its "Greatest Songs Ever".

"Go All the Way" has been featured in three movies. Director Cameron Crowe, a Raspberries fan, used the song in his 2000 film Almost Famous. Matthew Sweet and Bangles member Susanna Hoffs included a faithful rendition of the song in their 2009 collaboration Under the Covers, Vol. 2. The Killers recorded a cover of the song for the 2012 film Dark Shadows, an adaptation of the 1966–1971 TV series Dark Shadows.[7][8] The song briefly appears in the 2014 Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy.

In interviews with hard rock/metal personality Eddie Trunk, he states that this song sparked his interest in music due mainly to the distorted guitar riffs.[9][10]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1972) Peak
position
Australia[11] 14
Canadian RPM[12] 5
US Billboard Hot 100 5
US Cash Box Top 100[13] 4
US Record World 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1972) Rank
Australia[11] 97
Canada 80
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 33

References

  1. ↑ Alden, Grant (2008). No Depression # 76: The Next Generation. University of Texas Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0292719286.
  2. ↑ Runtagh, Jordan (April 8, 2016). "Catchy, Loud and Proud: 20 Essential Power Pop Tracks That Will Be Stuck In Your Head Forever". VH1. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ Lester, Paul (February 11, 2015). "Powerpop: 10 of the best". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Go All The Way by The Raspberries". Songfacts.com. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 10/14/72". Cashbox. October 14, 1972. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  6. ↑ SPIN. Books.google.co.uk. p. 51. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  7. ↑ Hogan, Marc (May 14, 2012). "Hear the Killers Cover the Raspberries' 'Go All the Way'". SPIN. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  8. ↑ Bain, Becky (May 11, 2012). "The Killers Cover The Raspberries' "Go All The Way" For Tim Burton's 'Dark Shadows'". Idolator.com. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  9. ↑ Toney, Michael (2012). Tales from the Stage, Volume 1. Lulu. p. 73. ISBN 978-1105726569.
  10. ↑ Staff, Goldmine (September 18, 2011). "10 Albums that changed Eddie Trunk's life". Goldminemag.com/. Goldmine (magazine). "Go All The Way" was the first time I ever heard distorted electric guitar and power chords. I was a kid in my parents' back seat, and it came through the AM radio, and my hair stood up. Raspberries were the first real rock I ever heard, and I was consumed instantly
  11. 1 2 Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 10/14/72". Tropicalglen.com. October 14, 1972. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 6, 2016.

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