Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
| "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" | ||||
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Standard artwork by Peter Saville and Trevor Key | ||||
| Single by Wham! | ||||
| from the album Make It Big | ||||
| B-side | "A Ray of Sunshine" | |||
| Released | 14 May 1984 | |||
| Studio | Sarm West (London) | |||
| Genre | Bubblegum pop • doo-wop • synth-pop | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | George Michael | |||
| Producer(s) | George Michael | |||
| Wham! singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" on YouTube | ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
US release of the original 1984 single | ||||
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is a song by English pop duo Wham!, first released as a single in the UK on 14 May 1984. It became their first UK and US number one hit. It was written and produced by George Michael. The single was certified platinum in the US, which at the time commemorated sales of over two million copies. The music video features Michael and bandmate Andrew Ridgeley wearing oversized message T-shirts ("CHOOSE LIFE") created by Katharine Hamnett, starting a craze covered in the 2002 VH1 series I Love the 80s. The song was ranked number 28 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s.