Turn to You

"Turn to You"
"Turn to You"
Single by The Go-Go's
from the album Talk Show
B-side	"I'm with You"
Released	June 1984
Recorded	1983
Genre	Pop rock
Label	I.R.S.
Songwriter(s)	Charlotte Caffey, Jane Wiedlin
Producer(s)	Martin Rushent
The Go-Go's singles chronology

"Turn to You" is a 1984 single, released by the all-female pop band The Go-Go's. The song was the second single from the band's third album, Talk Show.

Written by Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin, the song was about Caffey's one-time boyfriend, baseball player Bob Welch.^[1]

The song was later included in the jukebox musical Head over Heels that debuted on Broadway in 2018.

Music video

The song's music video, co-directed by Mary Lambert and Chris Gabrin,^[2] featured a starring role for the then-up-and-coming actor Rob Lowe.^[3] The band members play suit-clad men (except for drummer Gina Schock, who is wearing a colorful dress) as they perform the song at a formal teen dance which appears to be taking place in the early to mid-1960s. The band members also play female party guests (except for Schock, who plays a male guest) watching and dancing to the music.

Chart positions

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top 100 Singles	95
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[4]	32
US Cash Box Top 100^[5]	28

References

^ Connelly, Christopher (July 5, 1984). "The Go-Go's: A Year of Living Dangerously". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
^ Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock p. 89. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-0-8793-0607-6.
^ Anderson, Kyle (December 2, 2015). "The Grinder recap: Grinder Rests in Peace". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 345.
^ "Cash Box" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 1984-08-04. Retrieved 2024-11-04.

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[year-1] Connelly, Christopher (July 5, 1984). "The Go-Go's: A Year of Living Dangerously". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

[Thompson-2] Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock p. 89. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-0-8793-0607-6.

[grinder-3] Anderson, Kyle (December 2, 2015). "The Grinder recap: Grinder Rests in Peace". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

[4] Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 345.

[5] "Cash Box" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 1984-08-04. Retrieved 2024-11-04.

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v t e The Go-Go's
Charlotte Caffey Belinda Carlisle Gina Schock Kathy Valentine Jane Wiedlin Vicki Peterson
Albums	Beauty and the Beat Vacation Talk Show God Bless the Go-Go's
Compilation albums	Greatest Return to the Valley of the Go-Go's VH1 Behind the Music: Go-Go's Collection
Singles	"We Got the Beat"/"How Much More" "Our Lips Are Sealed" "Vacation" "Head over Heels" "Turn to You" "Yes or No" "Cool Jerk" "The Whole World Lost Its Head" "Unforgiven"
Related articles	Discography Head over Heels (musical) The Go-Go's (film)