"Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" is a song by American dance music group C+C Music Factory, released on February 13, 1991, by Columbia Records as the second single from their debut album, Gonna Make You Sweat (1990). The song was written by Robert Clivillés and Freedom Williams, and produced by Clivillés and David Cole. It was a success in the United States, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100, number seven on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, and number one on the Billboard 12-inch Singles Sales and Dance Club Play charts. In Europe, the single reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart and number five on the Music Week Dance Singles chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over 500,000 copies.
Critical reception AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis declared "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" as "anthemic", noting further that it "melded house, hip-hop, and rock". Larry Flick from Billboard magazine named it an "frenetic hip-hop anthem, covered with white-hot metal guitar riffs and rapid-fire rhyming by Freedom Williams". Marisa Fox from Entertainment Weekly described it as a "jumpy track complete with an electric-guitar intro". Pan-European magazine Music & Media stated, "Gonna make you sweat again. Their grooves are just right. Presenting Freedom Williams and Zelma Davis, C+C will be the chartbusters of 1991."
James Hamilton from Music Week called the track a "lurching jitterer". People Magazine wrote that 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." Jack Barron from Record Mirror felt that Williams "jabs his rap through this current club favourite with all the aplomb of a pit bull greeting a poodle", adding that it is "replete with every kind of dance hook".
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1991)PeakpositionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100) 35Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 16Israel (Israeli Singles Chart) Search "Here We Go" for Israeli chart history. 14Japan (Oricon) 23Spain (AFYVE) 4UK Airplay (Music Week) 21UK Dance (Music Week) 5UK Club Chart (Record Mirror) 4US Billboard Hot 100 3US 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard) 1US Dance Club Play (Billboard) 1US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) 7US Cash Box Top 100 1
Year-end charts Chart (1991)PositionCanada Top Singles (RPM) 76Canada Dance/Urban (RPM) 1New Zealand (RIANZ) 39UK Club Chart (Record Mirror) 39US Billboard Hot 100 36US 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard) 10US Dance Club Play (Billboard) 7US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) 94US Cash Box Top 100 28
Certifications
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesFebruary 13, 1991ColumbiaUnited KingdomMarch 18, 1991AustraliaMarch 25, 1991JapanApril 25, 1991CDSony
See also List of number-one dance singles of 1991 (U.S.)
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