"Go West" | ||||
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Single by Village People | ||||
from the album Go West | ||||
B-side | "Citizens of the World" | |||
Released | June 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Genre | Disco | |||
Length | 4:10 | |||
Label | Casablanca | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Jacques Morali | |||
Village People singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Go West" on YouTube |
"Go West" is a song by American disco group Village People, released in June 1979 by Casablanca Records as the second single from their fourth studio album of the same name (1979). The song was written by Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis, while Morali produced it. It was successful in the disco scene during the late 1970s and a top-20 hit in Belgium, Ireland and the UK. "Go West" found further success when it was covered in 1993 by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys.