Editing The Go-Go's (section)

===Career peak (1981–1983)===
[[File:The Go Go's - Los Angeles Times (1981).jpg|thumb|Belinda Carlisle performing with the Go-Go's in 1981]]
The Go-Go's signed to [[Miles_Copeland_III|Miles Copeland's]] label ''[[I.R.S. Records]]'' in April 1981. The following year they toured with [[The Police]], who were managed by Copeland, on the [[Ghost in the Machine Tour]]. The Go-Go's debut album, ''[[Beauty and the Beat (The Go-Go's album)|Beauty and the Beat]]'', was a surprise hit: it topped the U.S. charts for six weeks in 1982 and eventually received a double platinum certification. The album was also successful outside the U.S., charting at No. 2 in Canada, where it received a platinum certification, and No. 27 in Australia. In 2003, the album was ranked No. 413 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine's list of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]. "[[Our Lips Are Sealed]]" and a new version of "We Got the Beat" were popular singles in North America in early 1982. During this period, the Go-Go's started building a fanbase.<ref>[http://musicremedy.com/b/Belinda_Carlisle/album/Voila-3613.html Belinda Carlisle - Voila] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020033938/http://musicremedy.com/b/Belinda_Carlisle/album/Voila-3613.html |date=October 20, 2008 }}</ref>

In 1982, the group was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Best New Artist]].<ref>White, S. (2016). ''The Go-Go's: A YinPop Guide.'' Fly-By-Night Books, p. 21, {{ISBN|978-0-9905386-4-6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1982/grammys.htm|title=Rock On The Net: 24th Annual Grammy Awards - 1982|website=Rockonthenet.com}}</ref>

The follow-up album, ''[[Vacation (The Go-Go's album)|Vacation]]'', received mixed reviews and sold less than ''Beauty and the Beat''. However, the album was certified gold in the U.S. and spawned another Top 10 U.S. hit with [[Vacation (The Go-Go's song)|the title track]]. Other singles released from the album were "Get Up and Go" and "This Old Feeling", neither of which made it into the Top 40. In 1983, ''Vacation'' was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for Best Packaging. During the album's promotion, the group went on hiatus when Schock underwent surgery for a [[congenital heart defect]].