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
Released	November 27, 1994
Format	7"
Recorded	1994
Genre	Pop punk, alternative rock
Length	2:56
Label	I.R.S.
Writer(s)	Kathy Valentine, Jane Wiedlin
Producer(s)	Gregg Edward, Rob Freeman, Richard Gottehrer
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 one of three new songs from all-female pop rock/new wave band The Go-Go's 2-disc retrospective Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's. The single only 'bubbled under' on the US charts at #108, but became the band's first and only Top 40 hit in the UK, peaking at #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]

Chart positions

Chart (1994)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	29
Billboard Hot 100	108
Modern Rock Tracks	21

References

1. "Movie Commentary: Assignment of the Week: Go-Go Getter". Entertainment Weekly #247. November 4, 1994. Retrieved May 2, 2009.