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Wham! | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (1984)

"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is a song by the British 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 Ridgely wearing oversized message T-shirts (“CHOOSE LIFE”) created by Katharine Hamnett, starting a craze covered in the 2002 VH1 series I Love the 80s.


In 2015, the song was voted by the British public as the nation's 13th favourite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV.

It was also ranked number 28 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s.

Wham!
1981 - 1986