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.
1984-05-14 19:00:00 - Wham!
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.