AUS: July 19, 1981 (original version) UK: July 27, 1981 (original version) US: January 16, 1982 (re-recorded version)
Recorded
1980-1981
Genre
New wave
rock and roll[1]
Length
2:32
Label
Stiff (1980), I.R.S. (1981, 1982), A&M (1982)
Songwriter(s)
Charlotte Caffey
Producer(s)
Paul L. Wexler (original version) Richard Gottehrer, Rob Freeman (re-recorded version)
The Go-Go's singles chronology
"Our Lips Are Sealed" (1981)
"We Got the Beat" (1981)
"Vacation" (1982)
Music video
"We Got the Beat" on YouTube
"We Got the Beat" is a song by the American rock band the Go-Go's, written by the group's lead guitarist and keyboardist Charlotte Caffey. The band first recorded the song in 1980 for a single on UK-based Stiff Records, and later rerecorded it for their debut album Beauty and the Beat on I.R.S. Records. The initial single release brought the Go-Go's underground credibility during their first UK tour and in the band's hometown of Los Angeles. The first version reached No. 35 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart due to its popularity in clubs as an import, and the second version was a top 10 hit in both the United States and Canada. It is considered a new wave classic hit, as well as being the Go-Go's' signature song.[2][1] The song was named one of "The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll".[3]
^ ab"We Got the Beat - the Go-Go's | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^"The Go-Go's Bring 'We Got the Beat' to 2016 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.
^"Experience The Music: One Hit Wonders and The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll | The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum". Rockhall.com. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
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