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God Bless the Go-Go's
God Bless the Go-Go's
Studio album by the Go-Go's
Released	May 15, 2001
Recorded	2000–2001
Studio	Sound City and Sound Image,; except "Here You Are" at Moodus Noise and Sunset Sound Recorders; (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Pop punk; pop rock;
Length	45:11
Label	Beyond Music
Producer	Paul Q. Kolderie; Sean Slade; Rick Neigher;
The Go-Go's chronology
Alternative cover
	Deluxe edition cover
Singles from God Bless the Go-Go's
	"Unforgiven"; Released: March 11, 2001; "Apology"; Released: August 9, 2001 (promo);

God Bless the Go-Go's is the fourth and final studio album by the American rock band the Go-Go's, released on May 15, 2001. It was their first studio album after a lengthy hiatus, and was released 17 years after the band's previous album Talk Show was released in 1984.

While many of the band's earlier hits had been written within the band, the band worked with other artists for this album; songwriters that contributed to this album included Billie Joe Armstrong, Jill Sobule and Susanna Hoffs, among other musicians.

Critical reception and chart performance

God Bless the Go-Go's received a score of 68 out of 100 from Metacritic based on generally favorable reviews from critics.^[1] Allmusic wrote, "Every bit as Go-Go's, that is, as their non-hits and less remarkable material. While the Go-Go's sound is intact, there is not a "We Got the Beat" or a "Head Over Heels" to be found. It is feasible that in this age of pop rebirth, the Go-Go's decided it was now or never."^[2] Rolling Stone wrote "The album doesn't attempt to update the band's sound with hip-hop moves or electronic frippery, for which God should bless 'em, indeed. The girls' hold on the current pop world remains so strong that Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong co-writes a song ("Unforgiven") in impeccable Go-Go's drag."^[3]

The album sold fewer copies than the previous Go-Go's studio albums and peaked on the U.S. Billboard 200 at number 57.^[4]

Two singles were released from the album; "Unforgiven" and "Apology."

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(68/100)^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The A.V. Club	(favorable)^[5]
Billboard	(favorable)^[6]
Blender	^[7]
Entertainment Weekly	(B+)^[8]
PopMatters	^[9]
Q	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[3]
Spin	(6/10)^[1]
Uncut	^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"La La Land"	Charlotte Caffey Kathy Valentine	3:01
2.	"Unforgiven"	Caffey Jane Wiedlin Billie Joe Armstrong	3:23
3.	"Apology"	Valentine Heatherton	3:57
4.	"Stuck in My Car"	Caffey Wiedlin Peter Stuart	3:36
5.	"Vision of Nowness"	Valentine Craig Ross	2:55
6.	"Here You Are"	Caffey Wiedlin Jim Vallance	4:01
7.	"Automatic Rainy Day"	Gina Schock Wiedlin Steve Plunkett	3:17
8.	"Kissing Asphalt"	Caffey	2:49
9.	"Insincere"	Caffey Wiedlin	3:45
10.	"Sonic Superslide"	Caffey Belinda Carlisle Schock Valentine Wiedlin	3:33
11.	"Throw Me a Curve"	Caffey Carlisle Schock Valentine Wiedlin	3:11
12.	"Talking Myself Down"	Caffey Wiedlin Susanna Hoffs	3:55
13.	"Daisy Chain"	Wiedlin Valentine Jill Sobule	3:45

International editions bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Think I Need Sleep" (UK only)	Caffey Anna Waronker	3:30
2.	"King of Confusion" (Japan only)	Caffey Valentine Bill Bartell	3:07

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of God Bless the Go-Go's.^[10]

Band members

Belinda Carlisle – lead vocals
Charlotte Caffey – lead guitar, piano, backing vocals
Jane Wiedlin – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Kathy Valentine – bass, backing vocals
Gina Schock – drums

Additional musicians

Billie Joe Armstrong – additional guitar and vocals on "Unforgiven"
Rami Jaffee – Mellotron and Chamberlin on "Here You Are"
Peggy Baldwin – cello on "Here You Are"
Roger Manning – Mellotron on "Daisy Chain"

Production

Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade – producers, engineers, mixing at Record Plant, Fort Apache Studios, Magic Shop Studios and Record One
Rick Neigher – producer and engineer on track 6
Mike Shipley – mixing of tracks 1–4
Marc DeSisto – mixing of track 6 at Skip Saylor, Los Angeles
Tom Weir – mixing of track 13
Mike King, Matt Levella, Chris Reynolds, Jaymz Hardy-Martin III – assistants
Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc