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Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go is a Dance-pop act. They run in the same orbit as Blame It on the Boogie, Never Gonna Give You Up, Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This), Billie Jean and Hey Ya!, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 5 connections around Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is a song by British pop duo Wham!, first released as a single in the UK on 14 May 1984. It became their first UK and US number one hit. It was written and produced by George Michael. The single was certified platinum in the US, which at the time commemorated sales of over two million copies. The music video features Michael and bandmate Andrew Ridgeley wearing oversized message T-shirts created by Katharine Hamnett, starting a craze covered in the 2002 VH1 series I Love the 80s. The song was ranked number 28 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s.
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Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go shares an orbit with Blame It on the Boogie, Never Gonna Give You Up, Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) and Billie Jean. 5 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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