go west is an english pop duo. they were formed in 1982 by lead singer and drummer peter cox (born 17 november 1955, kingston upon thames, surrey, england) and guitarist and singer richard drummie (born 20 march 1959, twickenham, middlesex, england). while they have had many successful singles in the united kingdom, they are generally best known in the united states for their hits "king of wishful thinking" and "faithful".