Let's Go

"Let's Go" was the first single from The Cars' second studio album Candy-O. It was released in 1979 on Elektra Records.



Contents
[hide]  *1 Background  ==Background[ edit] == The song was written by Ric Ocasek and features lead vocals by Cars bassist Benjamin Orr.
 * 2 B-side
 * 3 Reception
 * 4 Notes
 * 5 References
 * 6 External links

Its signature hook is a series of claps followed by a shouted "Let's go!", which is derived from the 1962 instrumental of the same name by The Routers, as well as a simple synth melody played by Greg Hawkes, using the Sync II lead preset (or a slight variation of it) from a Prophet-5 synthesizer.

The song tells the story of a 17-year old girl and her budding interest in "the nightlife".

In 1980, Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song for their comeback album Chipmunk Punk. They would re-record their cover for their 1994 compilation album ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here%27s_Looking_at_Me! Here's Looking at Me!]''.

In 1990, Isley Brother Ernie Isley also covered the song for the compilation album Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary. ==B-side[ edit] == The song's B-side is a non album B-side titled "That's It" that features Benjamin Orr on lead vocals. ==Reception<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">The single peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the U.S.,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[1]  but the song was an even bigger success elsewhere. In Canada, the track reached #5, and remains the Cars' highest ever charting single in that country. Similarly, "Let's Go" peaked at #6 in Australia, where it remains The Cars' highest charted hit.