| "Go All the Way" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Raspberries | |
| from the album Raspberries | |
| B-side | With You In My Life |
| Released | 1972 |
| Genre | Power pop |
| Length | 03:10 |
| Label | Capitol Records |
| Writer(s) | Eric Carmen, Wally Bryson |
| Producer | Jimmy Ienner |
"Go All the Way" is a hit single by Raspberries, released in July 1972. It was written by band leader Eric Carmen, who also provided lead vocals, and co-written by Wally Bryson. The song reached the Top 5 on three principal U.S. charts, #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on Cashbox and #3 on Record World. The tune sold more than 1.3 million copies and earned the band their first Gold Record Award. It was their second single release, their all-time biggest U.S. hit, and appeared on their debut LP, Raspberries.
Because of its sexually suggestive lyrics, considered risque for the day, the song was banned by the BBC.[1]
The repeat of the words "Come On", in the bridge or middle section, is loosely based on the "Come On's" that the Beatles did in "Please Please Me" (another sexually suggestive song).
The tune ranked at #33 on Billboard's Top 100 Singles of 1972 year-end list (#39 on Cashbox's year-end best-sellers countdown). In 1989, Spin magazine named "Go All The Way" to its list of the "100 Greatest Singles Of All Time", ranking it at #91. "Go All The Way" appeared in Blender magazine's July 2006 issue as one of its "Greatest Songs Ever".
Director Cameron Crowe, a Raspberries fan, used the song in his 2000 film Almost Famous.
Matthew Sweet and Bangles member Susanna Hoffs included a faithful rendition of the song in their 2009 collaboration Under the Covers, Vol. 2.