The Go-Go's Biography

Fast Facts

• Their debut album, "Beauty and the Beat," sold three million copies and went triple platinum, making it one of the most successful debuts ever
• Had a number one album with "Beauty and the Beat" in 1982, which featured the hit songs "We Got the Beat" and "Our Lips Are Sealed․"
• Made their debut at the Masque, a Hollywood punk club, in 1978
• The original members of the band included Belinda Carlisle, Jane Wiedlin, Charlotte Caffey, Margot Olaverra, and Elissa Bello, with drummer Gina Schock joining within a year
• Best known as an all-female pop rock and new wave band whose hit songs include "We Got the Beat" and "Our Lips Are Sealed․"
• The band reunited in 1990 to play a benefit concert for the California Environmental Protection Act
• Their first album, "Beauty and the Beat," was produced by Richard Gottehrer and Rob Freeman, both of whom had worked on Blondie's first album