Vacation (The Go-Go's album)

Vacation
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 20, 1982 (1982-07-20)
RecordedMarch–May 1982
Studio
Genre
Length35:41
LabelI.R.S.
ProducerRichard Gottehrer
The Go-Go's chronology
Beauty and the Beat
(1981)
Vacation
(1982)
Talk Show
(1984)
Singles from Vacation
  1. "Vacation" / "Beatnik Beach"
    Released: June 1982
  2. "Get Up and Go" / "Speeding"
    Released: September 1982
  3. "This Old Feeling" / "It's Everything but Partytime"
    Released: December 1982 (US only)

Vacation is the second studio album by American rock band the Go-Go's, released on July 20, 1982, by I.R.S. Records. The album reached number eight on the Billboard 200, and has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Despite the album's success, the recording period was hampered by several issues. Most of the band's lineup was struggling with drug addiction and they were starting to argue more over creative differences. There was also growing discord between songwriter and lead guitarist Charlotte Caffey, lead singer Belinda Carlisle, and guitarist Jane Wiedlin, who had begun to take more of an interest in songwriting. These problems continued to escalate and would eventually result in the band's dissolution following the disappointing sales of their third album, Talk Show.