"Come On, Let's Go"
Single by Ritchie Valens
from the album Ritchie Valens
B-side"Framed"
ReleasedAugust 1958 (1958-08)
Recorded1958
GenreRock and roll
LabelDel-Fi
Songwriter(s)Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens singles chronology
"Come On, Let's Go"
(1958)		 "Donna" / "La Bamba"
(1958)

"Come On, Let's Go" is a song written and originally recorded by Ritchie Valens in 1958. It was the first of four charting singles from his self-titled debut album, and reached number 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in late 1958.

Renditions by other artists

British teen idol Tommy Steele covered "Come On, Let's Go" shortly after Valens' hit was released in the U.S. His version reached number 10 in the United Kingdom.[1]

American rock group the McCoys recorded "Come On, Let's Go" and included it on their 1966 album, You Make Me Feel So Good. Also released as a single, it reached the Top 40 on the U.S.[2] and Canadian charts.[3]

Los Lobos covered the song in 1987 for the soundtrack of the 1987 Ritchie Valens biographical movie starring Lou Diamond Phillips. Their version reached number 18 in the United Kingdom.[4] and number 21 in the U.S.[2] It was also a track on Cars: The Video Game.

Japanese experimental music group The Gerogerigegege recorded the song and included it on their 1990 album Tokyo Anal Dynamite.

Chart history

Ritchie Valens
Chart
(1958)		 Peak
position		 Ref(s)
US Billboard Hot 100 42 [2]
US Cash Box Top 100 51 [2]
Tommy Steele
Chart
(1958–59)		 Peak
position		 Ref(s)
UK Singles Chart 10 [1]
The McCoys
Chart
(1966)		 Peak
position		 Ref(s)
Canada RPM Top Singles 36 [3]
US Billboard Hot 100 22 [2]
US Cash Box Top 100 17 [5]
Los Lobos
Chart
(1987-88)		 Peak
position		 Ref(s)
Canada RPM Top Singles 25 [6]
Irish Singles Chart 9 [7]
UK Singles Chart 18 [4]
South Africa (Springbok) 15 [8]
US Billboard Hot 100 21 [2]
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 35 [9]
US Cash Box Top 100 24 [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tommy Steele: Singles". Officialcharts.com. November 20, 1958. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Whitburn, Joel (1991). Top Pop Singles, 1955–1990. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 812. ISBN 0-89820-089-X.
  3. 1 2 "RPM Weekly". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. June 20, 1966. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Los Lobos: Singles". Officialcharts.com. September 26, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles". Cashboxmagazine.com. June 11, 1966.
  6. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 28, 1987" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "The Irish Charts". Irishcharts.com. September 26, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  8. ↑ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  9. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 144.
  10. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles". Cashboxmagazine.com. November 21, 1987.
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