Go West - King Of Wishful Thinking (official Music Video) -

: The song reached #8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #18 in the UK.

: Film executives selected the song for Pretty Woman simply because they liked its sound, even though the heartbreak-themed lyrics didn't strictly match the movie's plot. Go West - King Of Wishful Thinking (Official Music Video)

The track was written by Peter Cox, Richard Drummie, and Martin Page. Despite its upbeat melody, the lyrics depict a man in deep denial, trying to "fool himself" that he is over a painful breakup. : The song reached #8 on the US

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Directed by Paul Flattery and Jim Yukich, the video is famous for its bright, "absurdist" aesthetic and high-energy performance on a solid white stage.

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: In 2018, actor Paul Rudd and Jimmy Fallon famously performed a shot-for-shot recreation of the video on The Tonight Show . Song Success and Meaning