The Cars Lets Go

HQ very rare promo music video. Let s Go was the first single from The Cars album CandyO released in 1979. It was written by Ric Ocasek and features lead vocals by Cars bassist Ben Orr. The single peaked at, 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the U. S., but the song was an even bigger success elsewhere. In Canada, the track reached, 5, and remains the Cars highest ever charting single in that country. Similarly, in Australia Let s Go peaked at, 6, and remains The Cars highest charted hit in that country. The song s signature hook, a series of claps followed by a shouted Let s go is derived from the 1962 instrumental of the same name by The Routers. The song tells the story of a 17year old girl and her budding interest in the nightlife. It is told from the perspective of a teenage boy who wishes to ask her out for a date. She refuses any and all of his advances.