Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

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"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is a 1984 upbeat pop song by Wham! that became one of the duo’s signature hits and a defining anthem of 1980s dance-pop.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Make It Big NERFINISHED
artist Wham! NERFINISHED
bSide Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (Instrumental) NERFINISHED
chartPositionAustralia 1
chartPositionCanada 1
chartPositionIreland 1
chartPositionNorway 1
chartPositionUKSingles 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1
composer George Michael NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
decade 1980s
describedAs defining anthem of 1980s dance-pop
format 12-inch single
7-inch single
genre blue-eyed soul
dance-pop
pop
hasInstrumentation brass section
drum machines
prominent synthesizers
hasMusicVideo Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go music video
hasRhythmicStyle up-tempo
isInLanguage English
label Columbia Records NERFINISHED
Epic Records NERFINISHED
language English
length 3:51
musicVideoDirector Andy Morahan NERFINISHED
Duncan Gibbins NERFINISHED
nextSingle Careless Whisper NERFINISHED
notableFeature features Wham! wearing "CHOOSE LIFE" T-shirts in the music video
known for upbeat 1980s dance-pop style
partOf Make It Big NERFINISHED
performer Wham! NERFINISHED
previousSingle Club Tropicana NERFINISHED
producer George Michael NERFINISHED
Steve Brown NERFINISHED
recorded 1984
releaseDate 1984-05-14
signatureSongOf Wham! NERFINISHED
theme romantic excitement
vocalist Andrew Ridgeley NERFINISHED
George Michael NERFINISHED
writer George Michael NERFINISHED

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George Michael notableWork Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go