Going to a Go-Go
The Miracles
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More by this artistEditorial Motown-family recording selection; not an official all-time chart.
Release: 1965
Release: 1965Source checked
The original studio recording was released in 1965 and belongs to the original Going to a Go-Go program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue. First-release year carried forward from the existing source-reviewed Artist Essentials selection through its explicit reviewed recording-ID link. Exact user-file audio and mastering are not authenticated by this metadata propagation.
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Going to a Go-Go - original licensed Miracles program
The original album program identifies the selected Miracles performances and the original 1965 album association. Individual earlier single years are retained where established. Remaster years, expanded-edition bonuses, later solo Smokey Robinson tracks and alternate mixes are not original release events.
The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 5 - original and alternate 1965 presentations
The licensed historical program separately labels the Going to a Go-Go, A Fork in the Road and Choosey Beggar mono singles, a My Girl Has Gone second version and a Tracks of My Tears 16 Big Hits stereo mix. These distinctions support the version review, not a blanket assignment of 1965 to every bonus or alternate presentation.
Inspiration and background
Researched recording background
Going to a Go-Go is the Miracles' original 1965 recording, associated with the album of the same name. The licensed historical Motown singles program identifies its mono single presentation. The first-release year belongs to the original recording.
Evidence scope: Source-supported recording and first-release context; a personal songwriting inspiration is not inferred.
Sources for this information
Going to a Go-Go - original licensed Miracles program
The original album program identifies the selected Miracles performances and the original 1965 album association. Individual earlier single years are retained where established. Remaster years, expanded-edition bonuses, later solo Smokey Robinson tracks and alternate mixes are not original release events. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 5 - original and alternate 1965 presentations
The licensed historical program separately labels the Going to a Go-Go, A Fork in the Road and Choosey Beggar mono singles, a My Girl Has Gone second version and a Tracks of My Tears 16 Big Hits stereo mix. These distinctions support the version review, not a blanket assignment of 1965 to every bonus or alternate presentation. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Earlier note and its recorded status
Earlier status: Basic catalog context. This earlier wording is retained as historical context; the reviewed account above is the current summary.
This soul and R&B selection is included for listening discovery. A reliable song-specific creative-origin account and original recording date have not yet been established in this catalog.
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
Editorial collection selection; recording metadata not fully reviewed.
Broad editorial collection/style classification.
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