Don't Go (Yazoo song)
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"Don't Go" is the second single taken from the British
New Wave
band Yazoo
's debut album, Upstairs at Eric's
. Released in the UK in July of 1982, the song peaked at #3 on the UK singles chart
, becoming Yazoo's second top five hit. In the US
, where the band was known as Yaz, the song was their second big hit on the American dance chart
, where it spent two weeks at #1 in October 1982. Their first American dance chart hit was "Situation
", which had also gone to #1 on this chart earlier the same year. The music video
for the song features band members Alison Moyet
and Vince Clarke
in a sort of haunted mansion. The song is also featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
on the radio station Wave 103 and it will also appear in Dance Dance Revolution II
. The song re-entered the UK Dance Chart on 13 December 2009
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band Yazoo
Yazoo (band)
Yazoo are a British synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex. They had a number of Top 10 hits in the UK charts in the early 1980s...
's debut album, Upstairs at Eric's
Upstairs at Eric's
Upstairs at Eric's is Yazoo's first album produced by the band and E.C. Radcliffe with assistance from Daniel Miller. It reached # 2 in UK and # 92 in US...
. Released in the UK in July of 1982, the song peaked at #3 on the UK singles chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, becoming Yazoo's second top five hit. In the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where the band was known as Yaz, the song was their second big hit on the American dance chart
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
, where it spent two weeks at #1 in October 1982. Their first American dance chart hit was "Situation
Situation (song)
"Situation" is the title of a 1982 single by the British synthpop band Yazoo. The song was originally released in the UK as the B-side to Yazoo's debut single, "Only You", which went to number two on the UK Singles Chart. Released as a single in its own right in the U.S., the song peaked at number...
", which had also gone to #1 on this chart earlier the same year. The music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the song features band members Alison Moyet
Alison Moyet
Alison Moyet , is an English singer, songwriter and performer noted for her bluesy voice.Her UK album sales have reached a certified 2.3 million, with 800,000 singles sold, all in the UK, where all seven of her studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the Top 40 UK Album Chart,...
and Vince Clarke
Vince Clarke
Vince Clarke is an English synthpop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been involved with a number of successful groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly and Erasure....
in a sort of haunted mansion. The song is also featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories is a 2006 sandbox-style action video game developed by Rockstar Leeds in association with Rockstar North. It was published by Rockstar Games for the PlayStation Portable in late 2006 and later for the PlayStation 2 in March 2007. The game is the eighth...
on the radio station Wave 103 and it will also appear in Dance Dance Revolution II
Dance Dance Revolution II
Dance Dance Revolution II is a music video game in the Dance Dance Revolution series by Konami. It was released on October, 11 2011 for the Nintendo Wii in North America and will be released November 24, 2011 for Europe...
. The song re-entered the UK Dance Chart on 13 December 2009
Track listings
12" US single (Sire 29886-0)- "Don't Go (Re-mix)" - 4:08
- "Don't Go (Re-re-mix)" - 4:20
- "Winter Kills (album version)" - 4:03
- "Winter Kills," the B-side to this single, is explicitly listed as "Not re-mixed" and "Not extended" on the album sleeve
- The US 12" single mis-prints the track lengths on the record, listing the "Re-mix" as 5:08 and the "Re-re-mix" as 3:20
Covers
The following artists produced a cover or sampled the song:- 1990 - Latino Party sampled the music in their song "The Party"
- 1993 - Boobytrax (aka doopDoop (band)Doop was a dance music production act from the Netherlands formed by Ferry Ridderhof and Peter Garnefski, who would later record under the name Hocus Pocus.Doop were best known for their eponymous single, "Doop", which reached No. 1 in the UK...
), using a sample from "Dance with the Devil" by Cozy PowellCozy PowellColin Flooks , better known as Cozy Powell, was an English rock drummer who made his name with many major rock bands.-Early history:...
. - 1997 - Danish PsytranceTrance musicTrance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
band Bypass Unit. - 1997 - German Death metalDeath metalDeath metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band AtrocityAtrocity (band)Atrocity is a German Heavy Metal band formed in Ludwigsburg.-History:First started in 1985 as Instigators and playing grindcore, Atrocity arose as a death metal band with their debut EP, Blue Blood, in 1989, followed soon by Hallucinations, a concept album about drug use...
, on their Werk 80Werk 80Werk 80 is the fifth full-length album by German industrial gothic metal band Atrocity and was released in 1997. It's the bands first full length album with cover versions of popular 1980s songs. Atrocity released a sequel, Werk 80 II, in 2008.-CD:...
album. - 2002 - André Visior released a Hard TranceTrance musicTrance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
version. - 2005 - The TranceTrance musicTrance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
DJ Béla Gábor released the song under the pseudonym Soul Revenger. - 2006 - Chris Pohl with project Terminal ChoiceTerminal ChoiceTerminal Choice is a German electronic rock band. It was formed by singer Chris Pohl in 1993.- History :Their lyrics are sung in German and English...
. - 2006 - The House musicHouse musicHouse music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
duo Jesse Garcia presents Electric Spain. - 2006 - the Jazz duo Nouvelle VagueNouvelle Vague (band)Nouvelle Vague is a French musical collective led by musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux. Their name is a play on words, meaning "new wave" in French, and "bossa nova" in Portuguese...
featuring Gerald TotoGerald TotoGerald Toto is a lyricist, composer, performer, multi-instrumentalist and artistic director.-Music career:Part of the underground scene in the middle of the 1990s, he chose a new direction by becoming the artistic director and composer of the first album of the well known Faudel On the heels of the...
. - 2006 - SpanishSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
singer Soraya ArnelasSoraya ArnelasSoraya Arnelas Rubiales , better known by her stage name Soraya, is a popular Spanish singer...
. - 2006 - The French Euro HouseHouse musicHouse music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
project Starting Rock featuring Diva Avari. - 2006 - Kill Beatz covered the song as "Don't Go 2006".
- 2006 - Terminal Choice covered this song on their album "New Born Enemies", as a single, and recorded a video.
- 2006 - Canadian Singer Shawn DesmanShawn DesmanShawn Bosco Fernandes better known by his stage name Shawn Desman, is a Canadian pop/R&B singer of Portuguese descent. He is signed to Universal Music Canada.-Career:...
sampled the melody of the song in his single "Let's GoLet's Go (Shawn Desman song)"Let's Go" is a single by Shawn Desman released as the second single from his album Back for More. The song heavily features a synthesizer phrase sampled from the British new wave band Yazoo's 1982 single "Don't Go."...
". - 2007 - Dutch band Bearforce1 covered the song with other disco hits in their first medley single "Bearforce1".
- 2009 - The Kid SisterKid SisterMelisa Young better known by her stage name Kid Sister, is a rap artist based in Chicago, Illinois, well known for her single "Pro Nails", featuring Kanye West.-Background:Melisa Young was born July 3, 1980 in Markham, Illinois...
song "Big N Bad" from the album UltravioletUltraviolet (Kid Sister album)Ultraviolet is the debut album by Chicago rapper and singer Kid Sister, it was released on November 17, 2009. It was initially to be titled Dream Date but was changed during the recording process, along with the removal of three tracks and addition of five new ones...
contains interpolations of "Don't Go". - 2009 - Smoove & Turrell recorded a funk version of the song on the album "Antique Soul".