Come On, Let's Go Explained

Come On, Let's Go
Cover:	Come On, Let's Go - Ritchie Valens.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Ritchie Valens
Album:	Ritchie Valens
B-Side:	Framed
Recorded:	1958
Studio:	Gold Star (Los Angeles, California)
Genre:	Rock and roll
Label:	Del-Fi
Next Title:	Donna
Next Title2:	La Bamba
Next Year:	1958

"Come On, Let's Go" is a song written and originally recorded by Ritchie Valens in 1958. It was the first of four charting singles from his self-titled debut album, and reached number 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in May 1958.

Renditions by other artists

British teen idol Tommy Steele covered "Come On, Let's Go" shortly after Valens' hit was released in the U.S. His version reached number 10 in the United Kingdom.

American rock group The McCoys recorded "Come On, Let's Go" and included it on their 1966 album You Make Me Feel So Good. Also released as a single, it reached the Top 40 on the U.S. and Canadian charts.

Los Lobos covered the song in 1987 for the soundtrack of the 1987 Ritchie Valens biographical movie La Bamba starring Lou Diamond Phillips. Their version reached number 18 in the United Kingdom and number 21 in the U.S. It was also a track on .

Japanese experimental music group The Gerogerigegege recorded the song and included it on their 1990 album Tokyo Anal Dynamite.

Chart history

Ritchie Valens

Chart (1958)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	42
US Cash Box Top 100	51	^[1]

Chart
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Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)	10	^[2]

Chart
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Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	36	^[3]
US Billboard Hot 100	22
US Cash Box Top 100	17	^[4]

Chart
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Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	25	^[5]
Ireland (Irish Singles Chart)	9	^[6]
UK Singles (OCC)	18	^[7]
South Africa (Springbok)	15	^[8]
US Billboard Hot 100	21
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	35	^[9]
US Cash Box Top 100	24	^[10]

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn

   . Joel Whitburn. 1991. Top Pop Singles, 1955–1990. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Record Research. 0-89820-089-X. 812.

2. Web site: Tommy Steele: Singles. Officialcharts.com. November 20, 1958. February 5, 2021.
3. Web site: RPM Weekly . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . June 20, 1966 . February 5, 2021.
4. Web site: Cash Box Top 100 Singles. Cashboxmagazine.com. June 11, 1966.
5. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - November 28, 1987.
6. Web site: The Irish Charts. Irishcharts.com . September 26, 1987 . February 5, 2021.
7. Web site: Los Lobos: Singles . Officialcharts.com . September 26, 1987 . February 5, 2021.
8. Web site: SA Charts 1965–March 1989. 7 February 2021.
9. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn. 1993. Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Record Research. 144.
10. Web site: Cash Box Top 100 Singles. Cashboxmagazine.com. November 21, 1987.