The lyric from Wham!'s 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go' finishes with the word 'again.' The line uses playful repetition to describe a song and dance sensation spreading through the narrator's body.
Wham! released the song in 1984, and it became the duo's first UK number-one single. George Michael wrote and produced it after seeing a note from drummer Andrew Ridgeley to his parents that included a repeated phrase about going out. Michael expanded that phrase into the song's title and chorus.
The song's colorful video and energetic arrangement helped define Wham!'s early pop image. It is sometimes mistaken for a 1950s recording because of its use of the word 'jitterbug,' a dance term associated with swing-era culture. The recording is actually a polished 1980s pop production, and its success established Wham! as a major international act before the duo's later ballads and solo careers.