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Wikipedia article{{Infobox song | name = Go for Soda | cover = Go For Soda single cover.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Kim Mitchell | album = Akimbo Alogo | released = 1984 | recorded = McClear Place, Toronto | studio = | venue = | genre = Rock | length = 3:25 | label = Alert, Bronze | writer = Kim Mitchell, Pye Dubois | producer = Kim Mitchell, Nick Blagona | prev_title = Miss Demeanor | prev_year = 1982 | next_title = All We Are | next_year = 1984 | misc = }} "'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. In popular cultureThe song served as the campaign theme for Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (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 videoThe music video was directed by Robert Bouvier. ChartsPeak positionsReferencesCategory:1984 songs Category:1984 singles Category:Kim Mitchell songs Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles Category:Songs with lyrics by Pye Dubois | |
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