Go All the Way (song)

"Go All the Way" is a single by American rock group Raspberries, released in July 1972 and written by band leader Eric Carmen. The song reached the Top 5 on three principal US charts: number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100,[4] number 4 on Cashbox[5] and number 3 on Record World. The single sold more than 1.3 million copies, earning the band their only certified Gold Record.[6] It was their second single release, their all-time biggest US hit, and appeared on their debut LP, Raspberries.

This article is about the Raspberries song. For the Isley Brothers song, see Go All the Way (The Isley Brothers album).
"Go All the Way"
Single by Raspberries
from the album Raspberries
B-side"With You in My Life"
ReleasedJuly 1972
GenrePower pop[1][2][3]
Length3:19
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Eric Carmen
Producer(s)Jimmy Ienner
Raspberries singles chronology
"Don't Want to Say Goodbye"
(1972)		 "Go All the Way"
(1972)		 "I Wanna Be With You"
(1972)

Because of its sexually suggestive lyrics, considered risqué for the day, the song was banned by the BBC.[7][8]

The tune ranked at number 33 on Billboard's Top 100 Singles of 1972 year-end list (number 39 on Cashbox's year-end best-sellers countdown). In 1989, Spin magazine named "Go All the Way" in its list of the "100 Greatest Singles of All Time", ranking it at number 91.[9] "Go All the Way" appeared in Blender magazine's July 2006 issue as one of its "Greatest Songs Ever".

Live performances

The song was performed on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, Live in 1974. It was also performed on The Mike Douglas Show.

Use in media

"Go All the Way" has been featured in three movies. Director Cameron Crowe, a Raspberries fan, used the song in his 2000 film Almost Famous. The Killers recorded another version for the 2012 film Dark Shadows, an adaptation of the 1966–1971 TV series Dark Shadows.[10][11] The song briefly appears in the 2014 Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy.

In interviews with hard rock/metal personality Eddie Trunk, he states that this song sparked his interest in music due mainly to the distorted guitar riffs.[12][13]

"Go All the Way" was included on the Raspberries Pop Art Live CD set from their reunion concert recording, November 26, 2004, at the House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio, released August 18, 2017.[14]

Chart performance

Later versions

"Go All the Way" was recorded by the American melodic rock band From the Fire.

Matthew Sweet and Bangles member Susanna Hoffs included a faithful rendition of the song in their 2009 collaboration Under the Covers, Vol. 2.

References
  1. Alden, Grant (2008). No Depression # 76: The Next Generation. University of Texas Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0292719286.
  2. Runtagh, Jordan (April 8, 2016). "Catchy, Loud and Proud: 20 Essential Power Pop Tracks That Will Be Stuck In Your Head Forever". VH1. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  3. Lester, Paul (February 11, 2015). "Powerpop: 10 of the best". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  4. "Go All The Way by The Raspberries". Songfacts.com. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  5. "Cash Box Top 100 10/14/72". Cashbox. October 14, 1972. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  6. "GOLD & PLATINUM: The Raspberries". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
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  8. "Go All The Way – The Raspberries – 1972". December 13, 2015.
  9. SPIN. April 1989. p. 51. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  10. Hogan, Marc (May 14, 2012). "Hear the Killers Cover the Raspberries' 'Go All the Way'". SPIN. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  11. Bain, Becky (May 11, 2012). "The Killers Cover The Raspberries' "Go All The Way" For Tim Burton's 'Dark Shadows'". Idolator.com. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  12. Toney, Michael (2012). Tales from the Stage, Volume 1. Lulu. p. 73. ISBN 978-1105726569.
  13. Staff, Goldmine (September 18, 2011). "10 Albums that changed Eddie Trunk's life". Goldminemag.com/. Goldmine. "Go All The Way" was the first time I ever heard distorted electric guitar and power chords. I was a kid in my parents' back seat, and it came through the AM radio, and my hair stood up. Raspberries were the first real rock I ever heard, and I was consumed instantly
  14. "CD Preview: The Raspberries' Pop Art Live". www.thatdevilmusic.com.
  15. Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  16. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
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