Go All the Way ( song ) - wikipedia Go All the Way ( song ) This article is about the Raspberries song. For the Isley Brothers song, see Go All the Way ( The Isley Brothers album ). `` Go All the Way '' Single by Raspberries from the album Raspberries B - side `` With You in My Life '' Released July 1972 Genre Power pop Length 3 : 10 Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Eric Carmen Producer ( s ) Jimmy Ienner Raspberries singles chronology `` Do n't Want to Say Goodbye '' ( 1972 ) `` Go All the Way '' ( 1972 ) `` I Wanna Be With You '' ( 1972 ) `` Do n't Want to Say Goodbye '' ( 1972 ) `` Go All the Way '' ( 1972 ) `` I Wanna Be With You '' ( 1972 ) Music video `` Go All the Way '' ( 1974 TV show performance ) on YouTube `` Go All the Way '' is a single by American pop - rock group Raspberries, released in July 1972 and written by band leader Eric Carmen. The song reached the Top 5 on three principal US charts, number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 4 on Cashbox and number 3 on Record World. The single sold more than 1.3 million copies, earning the band their only certified Gold Record. It was their second single release, their all - time biggest US hit, and appeared on their debut LP, Raspberries. Because of its sexually suggestive lyrics, considered risqué for the day, the song was banned by the BBC. The tune ranked at number 33 on Billboard 's Top 100 Singles of 1972 year - end list ( number 39 on Cashbox 's year - end best - sellers countdown ). In 1989, Spin magazine named `` Go All the Way '' in its list of the `` 100 Greatest Singles of All Time '', ranking it at number 91. `` Go All the Way '' appeared in Blender magazine 's July 2006 issue as one of its `` Greatest Songs Ever ''. Contents 1 Use in media 2 Chart performance 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Year - end charts 3 Later versions 4 References 5 External links Use in Media `` Go All the Way '' has been featured in three movies. Director Cameron Crowe, a Raspberries fan, used the song in his 2000 film Almost Famous. The Killers recorded another version of the song for the 2012 film Dark Shadows, an adaptation of the 1966 -- 1971 TV series Dark Shadows. The song briefly appears in the 2014 Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy. In interviews with hard rock / metal personality Eddie Trunk, he states that this song sparked his interest in music due mainly to the distorted guitar riffs. `` Go All the Way '' was included on the Raspberries Pop Art Live CD set from their reunion concert recording, November 26, 2004, at the House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio, released August 18, 2017. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1972 ) Peak position Australia 14 Canadian RPM 5 US Billboard Hot 100 5 US Cash Box Top 100 US Record World Year - end charts Chart ( 1972 ) Rank Australia 97 Canada 80 US Billboard Hot 100 33 Later versions `` Go All the Way '' was recorded by the American melodic rock band From the Fire. Matthew Sweet and Bangles member Susanna Hoffs included a faithful rendition of the song in their 2009 collaboration Under the Covers, Vol. 2. References Jump up ^ Alden, Grant ( 2008 ). No Depression # 76 : The Next Generation. University of Texas Press. p. 118. ISBN 978 - 0292719286. Jump up ^ Runtagh, Jordan ( April 8, 2016 ). `` Catchy, Loud and Proud : 20 Essential Power Pop Tracks That Will Be Stuck In Your Head Forever ''. VH1. Retrieved July 29, 2016. Jump up ^ Lester, Paul ( February 11, 2015 ). `` Powerpop : 10 of the best ''. The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved July 29, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Go All The Way by The Raspberries ''. Songfacts.com. Retrieved June 23, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Cash Box Top 100 10 / 14 / 72 ''. Cashbox. October 14, 1972. Retrieved June 23, 2012. Jump up ^ `` GOLD & PLATINUM : The Raspberries ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 20. Jump up ^ `` matthewsweetscoversraspberries ''. Jump up ^ `` Go All The Way -- The Raspberries -- 1972 ''. 13 December 2015. Jump up ^ SPIN. Books.google.co.uk. p. 51. Retrieved October 6, 2016. Jump up ^ Hogan, Marc ( May 14, 2012 ). `` Hear the Killers Cover the Raspberries ' ' Go All the Way ' ''. SPIN. Retrieved June 23, 2012. Jump up ^ Bain, Becky ( May 11, 2012 ). `` The Killers Cover The Raspberries ' `` Go All The Way '' For Tim Burton 's ' Dark Shadows ' ``. Idolator.com. Retrieved June 23, 2012. Jump up ^ Toney, Michael ( 2012 ). Tales from the Stage, Volume 1. Lulu. p. 73. ISBN 978 - 1105726569. Jump up ^ Staff, Goldmine ( September 18, 2011 ). `` 10 Albums that changed Eddie Trunk 's life ''. Goldminemag.com/. Goldmine. `` Go All The Way '' was the first time I ever heard distorted electric guitar and power chords. I was a kid in my parents ' back seat, and it came through the AM radio, and my hair stood up. Raspberries were the first real rock I ever heard, and I was consumed instantly Jump up ^ `` CD Preview : The Raspberries ' Pop Art Live ''. www.thatdevilmusic.com. ^ Jump up to : Steffen Hung. `` Forum - 1970 ( ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts ) ''. Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved October 6, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Cash Box Top 100 10 / 14 / 72 ''. Tropicalglen.com. October 14, 1972. Retrieved October 6, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1972 / Top 100 Songs of 1972 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 6, 2016. External links Song Lyrics `` Go All the Way '' at Songfacts.com Listen to `` Go All The Way '' ( Raspberries ) on YouTube Listen to `` Go All The Way '' ( Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs ) on YouTube Raspberries Wally Bryson Eric Carmen Jim Bonfanti Dave Smalley John Aleksic Scott McCarl Michael McBride Studio albums Raspberries Fresh Side 3 Starting Over Compilation albums Raspberries ' Best Capitol Collectors Series Singles `` Go All the Way '' `` I Wanna Be with You '' `` Let 's Pretend '' `` Overnight Sensation '' Related topics The Choir The Choir ( EP ) Choir Practice Fotomaker Jimmy Ienner Book Eric Carmen Studio albums Eric Carmen Boats Against the Current Change of Heart Tonight You 're Mine Eric Carmen 1984 I Was Born to Love You Compilation albums The Definitive Collection Singles `` All by Myself '' `` Never Gonna Fall in Love Again '' `` Sunrise '' `` She Did It '' `` Change Of Heart '' `` Baby I Need Your Lovin ' '' `` It Hurts Too Much '' `` I Wanna Hear It from Your Lips '' `` Hungry Eyes '' `` Make Me Lose Control '' Songwriting `` Go All the Way '' `` I Wanna be With You '' `` Let 's Pretend '' `` Overnight Sensation ( Hit Record ) '' `` That 's Rock ' n ' Roll '' `` Hey Deanie '' `` I Need You ( 3T song ) '' `` Almost Paradise '' `` Maybe My Baby * Related topics Raspberries Jimmy Ienner Book : Eric Carmen The Killers Brandon Flowers Dave Keuning Mark Stoermer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. Studio albums Hot Fuss Sam 's Town Day & Age Battle Born Wonderful Wonderful Compilation albums Sawdust Direct Hits Do n't Waste Your Wishes Live albums Live from the Royal Albert Hall Extended plays ( Red ) Christmas EP Singles `` Mr. Brightside '' `` Somebody Told Me '' `` All These Things That I 've Done '' `` Smile Like You Mean It '' `` When You Were Young '' `` Bones '' `` Read My Mind '' `` For Reasons Unknown '' `` Shadowplay '' `` Tranquilize '' `` Human '' `` Spaceman '' `` The World We Live In '' `` A Dustland Fairytale '' `` Runaways '' `` Miss Atomic Bomb '' `` Here with Me '' `` Shot at the Night '' `` Just Another Girl '' `` The Man '' `` Run for Cover '' Other songs `` Jenny Was a Friend of Mine '' `` Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll '' `` Wonderful Wonderful '' `` Some Kind of Love '' Christmas songs `` A Great Big Sled '' ( 2006 ) `` Do n't Shoot Me Santa '' ( 2007 ) `` Joseph, Better You than Me '' ( 2008 ) `` ¡ Happy Birthday Guadalupe ! 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