| "The Whole World Lost Its Head" | ||||
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| Single by The Go-Go's | ||||
| from the album Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's | ||||
| Released | November 27, 1994 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Pop punk, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 2:56 | |||
| Label | I.R.S. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kathy Valentine, Jane Wiedlin | |||
| Producer(s) | Gregg Edward, Rob Freeman, Richard Gottehrer | |||
| The Go-Go's singles chronology | ||||
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"The Whole World Lost Its Head" is one of three new songs from all-female pop rock/new wave band The Go-Go's 2-disc retrospective Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's. The single only 'bubbled under' on the US charts at #108, but became the band's first and only Top 40 hit in the UK, peaking at #29.
The accompanying music video, directed by Roger Avary, cinematographed by Tom Richmond and edited by Sloane Klevin, was shot in the fall of 1994.