Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Wham! * Track #1 On Make It Big
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Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham!
Release Date
Performed by
Wham!Produced by
George MichaelWrited by
George MichaelAbout
The idea for the chorus of the song came from a note left by bandmate Andrew Ridgeley:
Don’t forget to wake me up up before you go go, George
Apparently it wasn’t a cute way of saying “before you go”, it was just a typographical error.
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Lyrics
[Intro]
Jitterbug
Jitterbug
Jitterbug
Jitterbug
[Verse 1]
You put the boom boom into my heart
You send my soul sky high when your lovin' starts
Jitterbug into my brain (Yeah, yeah)
Goes a bang-bang-bang 'til my feet do the same
[Pre-Chorus]
But something's buggin' me
Something ain't right
My best friend told me what you did last night
Left me sleepin' in my bed
I was dreamin' but I should've been with you instead
[Chorus]
Wake me up before you go-go
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo
Wake me up before you go-go
I don't wanna miss it when you hit that high
Wake me up before you go-go
'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo
Wake me up before you go-go
Take me dancing tonight
I wanna hit that high
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
You take the grey skies out of my way
You make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day
Turned a bright spark into a flame (Yeah, yeah)
My beats per minute never been the same
'Cause you're my lady, I'm your fool
It makes me crazy when you act so cruel
Come on, baby, let's not fight
We'll go dancing, everything will be all right
[Chorus]
Wake me up before you go-go
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo
Wake me up before you go-go
I don't wanna miss it when you hit that high
Wake me up before you go-go
'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo
Wake me up before you go-go
Take me dancing tonight
I wanna hit that high
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Baby
[Post-Chorus]
Jitterbug
Jitterbug
[Bridge]
Cuddle up, baby, move in tight
We'll go dancing tomorrow night
It's cold out there, but it's warm in bed
They can dance, we'll stay home instead
Jitterbug
[Chorus]
Wake me up before you go-go
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo
Wake me up before you go-go
I don't wanna miss it when you hit that high
Wake me up before you go-go
'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo
Wake me up before you go-go
Take me dancing tonight
Wake me up before you go-go
(Don't you dare, to leave me hanging on like a yo-yo-yo-yo-yo)
Don't leave me hanging on like a yo-yo
Wake me up before you go-go
(Take me dancing)
I don't wanna miss it when you hit that high
(A boom-boom-boom-boom, oh)
Wake me up before you go-go
'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo
(A boom-boom-boom-boom, yeah, yeah, yeah!)
Wake me up before you go-go
Take me dancing tonight
Yeah, yeah
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Q&A
Who wrote Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go's ?
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go was written by George Michael.
Who produced Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go's ?
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go was produced by George Michael.
When did Wham! release Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go?
Wham! released Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go on Mon May 14 1984.
What did Wham! say about "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"?
I just wanted to make a really energetic pop record that had all the best elements of Fifties and Sixties records, combined with our attitude and our approach, which is obviously more uptempo and a lot younger than some of those records. It’s one of those tracks that gets rid of a lot of your own pe...