Head over Heels (Go-Go's song)

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"Head over Heels"
Head Over Heels GoGos.jpg
Standard artwork
Single by The Go-Go's
from the album Talk Show
B-side"Good For Gone"
ReleasedFebruary 21, 1984 (1984-02-21)
Recorded1983
GenrePop rock, new wave
Length3:37
LabelI.R.S.
Songwriter(s)Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine
Producer(s)Martin Rushent
The Go-Go's singles chronology
"He's So Strange"
(1982) 		"Head over Heels"
(1984) 		"Turn to You"
(1984)

"Head over Heels" is a 1984 single, released by the all-female pop rock/new wave band The Go-Go's, written by Charlotte Caffey and Kathy Valentine. Go-Gos' rhythm guitarist Jane Wiedlin has cited "Head over Heels" as her favorite Go-Gos' song, describing it as "just a classic. Like a little pop truffle of chocolate that's just completely delicious."[1]

History[]

The song was released as the first single from their third album, Talk Show, and was the most successful of the album's three singles, peaking at #11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[2] It also spent three weeks at #10 on the U.S. Cash Box Top 100.[3] The song was also a hit in the Philippines.[citation needed]

Chart performance[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Songwriter Interviews: Jane Weidlin from the Go-Gos". Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  2. ^ [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002]
  3. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 26, 1984
  4. ^ [Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002]
  5. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 26, 1984
  6. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1984/Top 100 Songs of 1984".

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