[1] Billboard called it a "perfect summer record" saying it is "uptempo, optimistic and the aural companion for lazy days at the beach.

The photo then freezes and zooms out to be shown in another travel brochure on the floor, which an unseen janitor sweeps up, with other trash (most likely from the airport portion of the video).

It was shot in one very long day on a $50,000 budget, large for the time, and the band was coming off a debut album that had reached no.

"[4] 7-inch and cassette single[5][6] The song was later included in the jukebox musical Head over Heels that debuted on Broadway in 2018.

The Go-Go's performed "Vacation", "Our Lips Are Sealed", and "We Got the Beat" during the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

[9] The song is played over a montage towards the end of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 7 episode 2, The Gang goes to the Jersey Shore.