Go for Soda
"Go for Soda" is a song by Canadian singer Kim Mitchell. It was released in 1984 as the lead single from his first full-length solo album, Akimbo Alogo. The song reached number 22 in Canada and was Mitchell's only charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, reaching number 86. It remains his best-known song outside of his native Canada.
| "Go for Soda" | ||||
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| Single by Kim Mitchell | ||||
| from the album Akimbo Alogo | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | McClear Place, Toronto | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:25 | |||
| Label | Alert, Bronze | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kim Mitchell, Pye Dubois | |||
| Producer(s) | Kim Mitchell, Nick Blagona | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Go for Soda" on YouTube | ||||
In popular culture
The song served as the campaign theme for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) in the United States.
It was featured in the opening scene of the 1985 Miami Vice episode "Buddies" and popularized in a series of television commercials for the soft drink Mr. Pibb. More recently, that ad campaign was lampooned by American Dad!, in the episode "A.T. the Abusive Terrestrial". The song was later used in the Trailer Park Boys seventh-season episode "We Can't Call People Without Wings Angels So We Call Them Friends".
Music video
The music video was directed by Robert Bouvier.
Charts
References
- Canadian Top Singles peak
- "Billboard > Artists / Kim Mitchell > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- "Billboard > Artists / Kim Mitchell > Chart History > Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
