Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)

"Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" is a song by American dance artist C+C Music Factory. It was released in 1991 as the second single from the album, Gonna Make You Sweat. The song was a success in the US, reaching number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[1] "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" also went to number one on the dance chart, for three weeks.[2] It also reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies.

"Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)"
Single by C+C Music Factory
from the album Gonna Make You Sweat
ReleasedMarch 3, 1991
Format
Recorded1989
Genre
Length5:42
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Robert Clivillés
  • David Cole
C+C Music Factory singles chronology
"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
(1990)		 "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)"
(1991)		 "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..."
(1991)
Music video
"Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" on YouTube

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis noted the song as "anthemic" and added further that it "melded house, hip-hop, and rock."[3] Marisa Fox from Entertainment Weekly described the song as a "jumpy track complete with an electric-guitar intro."[4] Music & Media commented, "Gonna make you sweat again. Their grooves are just right. Presenting Freedom Williams and Zelma Davis, C+C will be the chartbusters of 1991."[5] People Magazine wrote that the it is "tough funk, like a bastard child of Eddie Van Halen and the Staple Singers. Throughout, synthesizer bullets shoot at your feet until you dance."[6]

Chart positions

Weekly charts
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 20
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 24
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[8] 21
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] 11
Canada Dance (RPM)[10] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 16
Germany (Media Control Charts)[12] 14
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 19
New Zealand (RIANZ)[7] 9
Spain (AFYVE)[15] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 33
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 11
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[16] 20
US Billboard Hot 100 3
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 7
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs 1

Year-end charts
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[17] 76
Canada Dance (RPM)[18] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[19] 39
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 36

Certifications
Country Certification Date Sales certified
United States[21] Gold 1991 500,000

See also

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 100.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 49.
  3. "C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  4. "Gonna Make You Sweat". Entertainment Weekly. 1991-01-18. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  5. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 1991-03-16. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  6. "Picks and Pans Review: Gonna Make You Sweat". People. 1991-02-25. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  7. "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  8. Belgian peak Archived 2012-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Canada peak
  10. Canada dance peak
  11. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  12. German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de Archived 2009-01-08 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  13. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2009-06-03 at WebCite (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  14. "Single top 100 over 1991" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  15. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  16. UK Singles Chart OfficialCharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
  17. "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991". RPM. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  18. "Year-end Canada dance peak". Archived from the original on 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  19. "End of Year Charts 1991". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  20. "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  21. US certifications riaa.com (Retrieved August 5, 2008)
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