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.

"Go for Soda"
Single by Kim Mitchell
from the album Akimbo Alogo
Released1984
RecordedMcClear Place, Toronto
Length3:25
LabelAlert, Bronze
Songwriter(s)Kim Mitchell, Pye Dubois
Producer(s)Kim Mitchell, Nick Blagona
Kim Mitchell singles chronology
"Go for Soda"
(1984)		 "All We Are"
(1984)

History

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 became the campaign theme song for Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) in the United States; it remains his best known song outside of his native Canada. 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

Peak positions
Chart (1984-1990) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[1] 22
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 86
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[3] 12
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References
  1. Canadian Top Singles peak
  2. "Billboard > Artists / Kim Mitchell > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  3. "Billboard > Artists / Kim Mitchell > Chart History > Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
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