The Whole World Lost Its Head

"The Whole World Lost Its Head"
Single by the Go-Go's
from the album Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's
ReleasedNovember 1994 (1994-11)
Length2:56
LabelI.R.S.
Songwriter(s)Kathy Valentine, Jane Wiedlin
Producer(s)John Porter
The Go-Go's singles chronology
"Cool Jerk"
(1990) 		"The Whole World Lost Its Head"
(1994) 		"Unforgiven"
(2001)

"The Whole World Lost Its Head" is a song by American rock band the Go-Go's, one of three new songs included on their two-disc retrospective, Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's (1994). The single stalled at number eight on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 but became the band's first and only top-40 hit in the UK, peaking at number 29.

The accompanying music video, directed by Roger Avary, cinematographed by Tom Richmond and edited by Sloane Klevin, was shot in the fall of 1994.[1]

Charts

Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[2] 84
Scotland (OCC)[3] 26
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 29
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] 8
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[6] 21

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States November 1994
  • CD
  • cassette
 I.R.S.
United Kingdom February 6, 1995
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [7]
Japan February 17, 1995 Mini-CD [8]

References

  1. ^ "Movie Commentary: Assignment of the Week: Go-Go Getter". Entertainment Weekly. No. 247. November 4, 1994. Archived from the original on May 25, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
  2. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 9. March 4, 1995. p. 22.
  3. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. November 26, 1994. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. November 26, 1994. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  7. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. February 4, 1995. p. 35.
  8. ^ "ロスト・イッツ・ヘッド | Go-Go's" [Lost Its Head | Go-Go's] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 18, 2023.


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