Let's Go (The Cars song)
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Picture sleeve (France)
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| Single by The Cars from the album Candy-O |
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| B-side | "That's It" | ||||
| Released | June 12, 1979 | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Genre | New Wave | ||||
| Length | 3:32 | ||||
| Label | Elektra | ||||
| Writer(s) | Ric Ocasek | ||||
| Producer | Roy Thomas Baker | ||||
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"Let's Go" was the first single from The Cars' album Candy-O, released in 1979. It was written by Ric Ocasek and features lead vocals by Cars bassist Ben Orr. The single peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the U.S. The song was an even bigger success in Canada, reaching #5, and remains the Cars' highest ever charting single in Canada.
The song tells the story of a 17-year old girl and her budding interest in "the nightlife". It is told from the perspective of a teenage boy who wishes to ask her out for a date. She refuses any and all of his advances.
In 1990, Isley Brother Ernie Isley covered the song for the compilation album Rubáiyát.
In mid-2007, the tune of the song was used in a series of television commercials for Kmart Australia.[1]
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