The Go-Go's are an all-female American Pop band formed in 1978. They made rock history as the first all-woman band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to top the Billboard album charts. Stylistically, their energetic music spanned surf, new wave, pop punk, power pop, and rock.

The Go-Go's rose to fame in the early 1980s. Their debut album, Beauty and the Beat, is considered one of the "cornerstone albums of new wave" (All Music Guide), breaking barriers and paving the way for a host of other new American acts. In the beginning, they played primarily pop punk, and later defined themselves with the distinct sound of 1980s rock. The Go-Go's had five U.S. Top 40 hits. Musical influences include the Ramones, Shangri-Las, Buzzcocks, Beatles, Beach Boys, and Blondie.