The Second Time

"The Second Time" is the first single from Kim Wilde's fourth studio album Teases & Dares (1984). In North America, it was re-named "Go for It" same song, different tittle.

For the 1995 Italian film, see The Second Time (film).
"The Second Time"
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Teases & Dares
B-side"Lovers on a Beach"
Released1 October 1984 (1984-10-01)[1]
Recorded1984
StudioSelect Sound Studios (Knebworth, England)
GenreHi-NRG[2]
Length3:54
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ricki Wilde
Kim Wilde singles chronology
"House of Salome"
(1984)		 "The Second Time"
(1984)		 "The Touch"
(1984)
Music video
"The Second Time" on YouTube

The track was also Wilde's first release on the MCA record label. Her last few releases on her original label had failed to make an impact on the world's charts, but this one finally put her back into the limelight in several European countries, and made number 29 in the UK. It also marked her second chart entry in the US, where it peaked at number 65.

"The Second Time"/"Go for It" was also the first Wilde song of which there were several remixes released both commercially and promotionally on the twelve-inch format. The B-side, "Lovers on a Beach" (an exclusive non-album track), was also extended for the twelve-inch single in some nations.

Critical reception

In ironic review in September of 1984 Vici MacDonald of Smash Hits noticed that Ricky and Marty Wilde "always manage to build a classic little pop song around Kim's vulnerable falsetto" but bearing in mind the secondary nature of such material she summarised "I’ve got most of her singles, but it’s a sad fact that they were all found in bargain bins."[3]

Chart performance
Chart (1984) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[4][5] 29
Danish Singles Chart 9
Dutch Top 40[6] 24
German Singles Chart[7] 9
GfK Dutch Charts[8] 23
Swiss Singles Chart[9] 7
Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 65
US Hot Dance Music/Club Play[10] 31

Track listings

All tracks written by Ricki Wilde and Marty Wilde

7" vinyl

  • UK: MCA Records/KIM1
  • Germany: WEA/259 281-7
  • US: MCA Records/MCA-52513 (special limited edition poster sleeve)
  1. "The Second Time" (US title: "Go for It") – 3:45
  2. "Lovers On a Beach" – 3:50

12" vinyl

  • UK: MCA Records/KIM1T
  • Germany: MCA Records/259 281-0
  1. "The Second Time" (extended version) – 6:30
  2. "Lovers On a Beach" (extended version) – 7:45

US 12" vinyl

  • US: MCA Records MCA-23533 (January 14, 1985)
  1. "Go for It" (extended dance version) – 7:17
  2. "Go for It" (Dub version) – 9:32

References
  1. "News". Record Mirror. 29 September 1984. p. 4. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. "Pop Profile: Kim Wilde". M Magazine. PRS for Music. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. MacDonald, Vici (27 September – 10 October 1984). "Kim Wilde: "The Second Time"" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 6, no. 19. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 23. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via World Radio History.
  4. "everyhit.com search results". Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  5. "The Official Charts Company - Kim Wilde - The Second Time". Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  6. "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 44, 1984". Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  7. "charts-surfer.de search results". Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  8. "dutchcharts.nl". Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  9. "hitparade.ch". Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  10. "billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Kim Wilde". Retrieved 11 January 2009.
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