▁for ▁Son ny ▁& ▁Cher . ▁ ▁It ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁their ▁rise ▁to ▁fame , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁number ▁ 8 ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁pop ▁singles ▁chart , ▁and ▁number ▁ 1 1 ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁pop ▁singles ▁chart . ▁ ▁It ▁did ▁even ▁better ▁in ▁Canada , ▁where ▁it ▁hit ▁number ▁one ▁for ▁two ▁weeks ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁( rep la cing ▁Son ny ' s ▁" L augh ▁At ▁Me ", ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁released ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁and ▁which ▁had ▁also ▁capital ized ▁on ▁the ▁new - found ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁pair ▁in ▁several ▁countries ). ▁" B aby ▁Don ' t ▁Go " ▁also ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁twenty ▁in ▁Sweden ▁and ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁then ▁included ▁as ▁the ▁title ▁track ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Re prise ▁compilation ▁album ▁Baby ▁Don ' t ▁Go ▁– ▁Son ny ▁& ▁Cher ▁and ▁Fri ends , ▁an ▁odd ▁collection ▁that ▁also ▁included ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁un success ful ▁Ca esar ▁and ▁Cle o ▁material ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁songs ▁from ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Bill ▁Med ley , ▁The ▁Let ter men ▁and ▁The ▁Bl end ells . ▁ ▁Sub sequ ent ▁performances ▁The ▁du o ' s ▁television ▁performances ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁t ended ▁to ▁und erm ine ▁its ▁more ▁serious ▁side , ▁with ▁both ▁Son ny ▁and ▁Cher ▁doing ▁some ▁stage ▁m ug ging . ▁ ▁This ▁followed ▁the ▁com ic