| Go for It | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 17, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | February 9, 1981 – February 22, 1981 | |||
| Studio | Jam Studios, Finsbury Park, London | |||
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| Length | 38:54 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Producer | Doug Bennett | |||
| Stiff Little Fingers chronology | ||||
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Go for It is the third album by Stiff Little Fingers, released in 1981. [1] [2] "Just Fade Away" was released as a single. [3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [5] |
Trouser Press wrote that Jake Burns's "voice is smoother and less anguished; the music, while no less energetic or committed, is more diverse and sophisticated." [6]
All tracks composed by Fingers and Gordon Ogilvie; except where noted.
The following tracks were included on the 2001 EMI re-release:
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom [7] | 14 |
| Song | Singles Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| "Just Fade Away" | United Kingdom | 47 |
| "Silver Lining" | United Kingdom | 68 |
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Stiff Little Fingers are a punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They formed in 1977 at the height of the Troubles, which informed much of their songwriting. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star, doing rock covers, until they discovered punk. They were the first punk band in Belfast to release a record – the "Suspect Device" single came out on their own independent label, Rigid Digits. Their album Inflammable Material, released in partnership with Rough Trade, became the first independent LP to enter the UK top 20.
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