Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)

"Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" is a song by American dance artist C+C Music Factory. It was released in 1991 as the second single from the album Gonna Make You Sweat. The song was a success in the US, reaching number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[1] "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" also went to number one on the dance chart, for three weeks.[2] It also reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies.

"Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)"
Single by C+C Music Factory
from the album Gonna Make You Sweat
Released	March 3, 1991
Recorded	1989
Genre	Electronic rock dance-pop
Length	5:42
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Robert Clivillés Freedom Williams
Producer(s)	Robert Clivillés David Cole
C+C Music Factory singles chronology
"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" (1990) "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" (1991) "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." (1991)
Music video
"Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" on YouTube

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis noted the song as "anthemic" and added further that it "melded house, hip-hop, and rock."[3] Larry Flick from Billboard called it an "frenetic hip-hop anthem, covered with white-hot metal guitar riffs and rapid-fire rhyming by Freedom Williams."[4] Marisa Fox from Entertainment Weekly described the song as a "jumpy track complete with an electric-guitar intro."[5] Music & Media commented, "Gonna make you sweat again. Their grooves are just right. Presenting Freedom Williams and Zelma Davis, C+C will be the chartbusters of 1991."[6] Music Week called the track a "lurching jitterer".[7] People Magazine wrote that the it is "tough funk, like a bastard child of Eddie Van Halen and the Staple Singers. Throughout, synthesizer bullets shoot at your feet until you dance."[8]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1991) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[9] 20 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 24 Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[10] 21 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 11 Canada Dance (RPM)[12] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 16 Germany (Media Control Charts)[14] 14 Ireland (IRMA)[15] 18 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 19 New Zealand (RIANZ)[9] 9 Spain (AFYVE)[17] 4 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 33 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 11 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] 20 UK Music Week Dance Singles[19] 5 US Billboard Hot 100 3 US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 7 US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs 1

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Peak position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[20] 76 Canada Dance (RPM)[21] 1 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22] 39 US Billboard Hot 100[23] 36 Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certified United States[24] Gold 1991 500,000

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 1991 (U.S.)

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 100.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 49.
3. "C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
4. Flick, Larry (1991-02-23). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 77. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
5. "Gonna Make You Sweat". Entertainment Weekly. 1991-01-18. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
6. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 1991-03-16. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
7. "Dance" (PDF). Music Week. 1991-03-23. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
8. "Picks and Pans Review: Gonna Make You Sweat". People. 1991-02-25. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
9. "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
10. Belgian peak Archived 2012-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
11. Canada peak
12. Canada dance peak
13. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
14. German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de Archived 2009-01-08 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
15. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2009-06-03 at WebCite (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
16. "Single top 100 over 1991" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
17. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
18. UK Singles Chart OfficialCharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
19. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 30 March 1991. p. 26. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
20. "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1991". RPM. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
21. "Year-end Canada dance peak". Archived from the original on 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
22. "End of Year Charts 1991". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
23. "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
24. US certifications riaa.com (Retrieved August 5, 2008)