Go Home (song)
| "Go Home" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Stevie Wonder | ||||||||||
| from the album In Square Circle | ||||||||||
| B-side | Instrumental | |||||||||
| Released | October 1985 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||||||||
| Genre | R&B, dance-pop, synthpop | |||||||||
| Length |
Album version 5:18 7" version 4:18 12" version 9:22 | |||||||||
| Label | Tamla | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Wonder | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Wonder | |||||||||
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"Go Home" is a 1985 hit single performed by Stevie Wonder. The song showcased the narrator's plea to a young woman to go home, though the girl tries to get the narrator to stay with her. In the U.S., the song peaked at #2 on the R&B chart and reached #10 on the pop singles chart and, to date, is Wonder's last song to reach the U.S. top ten on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] "Go Home" also topped both the dance chart and the Adult Contemporary chart.[2][3]
Stevie performed this song as early as the 7 May 1983 episode of Saturday Night Live and nearly two years later at the 1985 Grammy Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles, California, in the famous synthesizer jam with other contemporaries Howard Jones, Herbie Hancock, and Thomas Dolby.[4] Like Part-Time Lover, the song was released with a special 12 version.
Personnel
- Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, synthesizers, drums, vocoder
- Bob Malach – saxophone
- Larry Gittens - trumpet
Cover versions
Instrumental group Groovopolis, led by guitarist Chris Cortez, covered the song for their self-titled first and only album in 2002.[5][6]
Chart positions
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (RPM) | 31 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 67 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
| US Billboard R&B Singles | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| Belgium Music chart | 25 |
See also
- List of number-one dance singles of 1986 (U.S.)
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1986 (U.S.)
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 636.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 283.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 263.
- ↑ YouTube: "Synthesizer Medley at the 1985 Grammys"
- ↑ "Groovopolis overview". Allmusic.com.
- ↑ "Jazz Improv". ChrisCortez.net.
