What is "from the word go"

adv. (context idiomatic English) From the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.

From the Word Go is the second album by alternative rock group Alien Crime Syndicate released in 2000 through Collective Fruit. Recorded nearly two years before debut Dust to Dirt but released months after and produced by Gil Norton. Originally the album was to be released on Revolution Records, a subsidiary of Giant Records, however after recording had finished, the record label folded and ACS lost the rights to their album. The rights were later bought by Will Records who released the album in July 2000.

"From the Word Go" is a song written by Michael Garvin and Chris Waters, and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in late 1988 as the fourth and final single from the album River of Time. The song peaked at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.