| "The Ballad of Go Go Brown" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Heaven 17 | ||||||||||
| from the album Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho | ||||||||||
| B-side | I Set You Free | |||||||||
| Released | 1988 | |||||||||
| Format | 7" single, 12" single, CD single | |||||||||
| Genre | Western, Synth-pop | |||||||||
| Length | 3:43 | |||||||||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh, Martyn Ware | |||||||||
| Producer | Heaven 17 | |||||||||
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"The Ballad of Go Go Brown" is synthpop trio Heaven 17's first single of 1988 from the album Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho.[1] It was written by all three members. The single was released in late 1988 and peaked at #91 in the UK, spending 2 weeks on the chart.[2] This would be the band's final chart entry in the UK singles chart excluding remixes of previous hits.[3]
The track moved away from the trio's usual synthpop sound and instead featured guitars and a western influenced sound.
No promotional video was created for the single but a performance of the track was shown on the Get Fresh TV show along with a performance of the following single "Train of Love In Motion".
Allmusic stated "Teddy Bear, Duke & Psycho marked the first time that Heaven 17 highlighted guitar and real bass. Worth the price of the album, however, is the out of character country-tinged "The Ballad of Go Go Brown." Heaven 17 had never sounded like this before, and it demonstrated their versatility."[4]
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| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
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| UK Singles Chart[5] | 91 | 2 |
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