Come Go with Me

"Come Go with Me" is a song written by C. E. Quick (a.k.a. Clarence Quick), an original member (bass vocalist) of the American doo-wop vocal group the Del-Vikings. The original audition version of the song was recorded by The Del-Vikings in 1956. It was released in July 1957 on George Goldner's Luniverse Records as Come Go with the Del Vikings, after distribution of the final, hit version by Dot Records in January 1957. The group's lead vocalist has long been disputed, with both Norman Wright and Gus Backus cited in various sources, although Backus was not in the group at the time. When Joe Averbach, the owner of Fee Bee Records could not handle the demand, he signed with Dot Records in late January 1957; the song became a hit, peaking at No. 5 on the US Billboard Top 100 Pop Chart (a predecessor of the 1958 established Billboard Hot 100). It also reached No. 2 on the R&B chart.

"Come Go with Me" and another 8 songs were recorded in the basement of Pittsburgh disc jockey Barry Kaye. These recordings were released in 1992 as 1956 Audition Tapes.

The song was later featured in the films American Graffiti (1973), American Hot Wax (1978), Diner (1982), Stand by Me (1986), Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), and Set It Up (2018). It was included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981). It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.

Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song No. 449 in its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.