Here to Go

"Here to Go"
Single by Devo
from the album Shout
Released	March 13, 1985 [1]
Studio	Record Plant (Los Angeles)
Genre	New wave synth-pop
Length	3:18
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Mark Mothersbaugh Gerald Casale
Producer(s)	Devo
Devo singles chronology
"Are You Experienced?" (1984) "Here to Go" (1985) "Shout" (1985)

"Here to Go" is a song by the American new wave band Devo, written by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale. It was released on their sixth studio album, Shout , in 1984, and was subsequently released as a single in 1985.

Meaning

"Here to Go" was inspired by artist Brion Gysin's theory that constant change was the meaning of life and an essential component for humanity. ^[2]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Here to Go" (Go Mix Version) – 5:32
2. "Here to Go" (Here to Dub Version) – 5:44

Side two

1. "Shout" (LP version) – 3:15
2. "Shout" (E-Z Listening Version) – 4:15

• Both "Here to Go" remixes were reissued by Infinite Zero in 1995 as bonus tracks on the remastered and expanded Oh, No! It's Devo CD. ^[3]

Chart performance

Chart performance for "Here to Go"

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [4]	40
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales [5] [6]	44

References

1. Zax, Andy (2000). Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology (CD liner notes). Devo. Los Angeles: Rhino. R2 75967.
2. Zax, Andy (2000). Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology (CD liner notes). Los Angeles: Rhino. R2 75967.
3. Devo (1995). Oh, No! It's Devo (CD liner notes). Burbank, California: Infinite Zero Archive. 9 43024-2.
4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 88. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
5. "allmusic ((( Devo > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Billboard . Retrieved 2008-06-22.
6. Whitburn, Joel. Bubbling Under Singles & Albums (1998): 64

External links

• " Here to Go " at Discogs (list of releases)