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Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

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"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
Single by Wham!
from the album Make It Big
B-side"A Ray of Sunshine"
Released14 May 1984
RecordedFebruary 1984
StudioSarm West, London[1][2]
Genre
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

"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is a 1984 song by English pop duo Wham! and is taken from their second studio album Make It Big. It became their first number-one hit in the United Kingdom and the United States. Then it went to number 1 in Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.

Track listing

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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

Weekly charts

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Chart (1984–1985) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3]6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4]1
France (SNEP)[5]17
Germany (Official German Charts)[6]2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7]1
Norway (VG-lista)[8]1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9]1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]2
UK Singles (OCC)[11]1
US Billboard Hot 100[12]1

Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[13] Platinum 100,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[14] 2× Platinum 120,000double-dagger
Germany (BVMI)[15] Gold 250,000double-dagger
Netherlands (NVPI)[16] Gold 75,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]
2006 release 		3× Platinum 1,800,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[18] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

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  1. ↑ Hearnton, Sam (April 1985). "The Soundmaker". Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music (Apr 1985): 12–13.
  2. ↑ Buskin, Richard (March 2013). "Classic Tracks: George Michael 'Faith'". Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. ↑ "Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ↑ "Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (in French). Les classement single.
  6. ↑ "Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  7. ↑ "Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. ↑ "Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go". VG-lista.
  9. ↑ "Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go". Singles Top 100.
  10. ↑ "Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go". Swiss Singles Chart.
  11. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  12. ↑ "Wham! Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  13. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go". Music Canada.
  14. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go". IFPI Danmark.
  15. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Wham!; 'Wake Me Up Before You Go')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  16. ↑ "Dutch single certifications – Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1984 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  17. ↑ "British single certifications – Wham – Wake Me Up Before You Go Go". British Phonographic Industry.
  18. ↑ "American single certifications – Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go". Recording Industry Association of America.
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