Go (The Chemical Brothers song)

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"Go"
The Chemical Brothers - Go single cover.jpg
Single by The Chemical Brothers
from the album Born in the Echoes
Released4 May 2015 (2015-05-04)
Genre
Length4:20
Label Virgin EMI
Songwriters
Producer The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers singles chronology
"Sometimes I Feel So Deserted"
(2015)
"Go"
(2015)
"Under Neon Lights"
(2015)
Music video
"Go" on YouTube

"Go" is a song by British electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers as the second single from their eighth studio album Born in the Echoes . [1] The single was announced on 23 April 2015 on Facebook and released on 4 May 2015. The song has uncredited vocals from American rapper Q-Tip.

Contents

Awards

The song received a nomination for Best Dance Recording at the 58th Grammy Awards. [2]

As of September 2017, the single was certified Silver by British Phonographic Industry. [3] [4]

Music video

The official music video was posted on the band's YouTube page on 4 May 2015. It was directed by Michel Gondry. [5] In the video, seven women wearing vintage sci-fi outfits march through the brutalist architecture of the Front de Seine district in Paris. [6]

In other media

The song was featured in the launch trailer of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time and an advertisement for Vodafone. [7] [8] It was also featured as a radio song in Watch Dogs Legion . It made an appearance in the first episode of Invincible season 3. [9]


Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [10] 56
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [11] 56
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [12] 24
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 4
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [13] 14
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia) [13] 50
Ireland (IRMA) [14] 76
Italy (FIMI) [15] 48
Japan (Japan Hot 100) ( Billboard ) [16] 35
Mexico (Mexico Ingles Airplay) [17] 13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 73
UK Singles (OCC) [19] 46
UK Dance (OCC) [20] 11

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [21] Platinum70,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [22] Gold25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [23] Gold15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [24] Gold400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom [25] 5 May 2015 Digital download Virgin EMI
United States [26] 7 July 2015 EDM radio stations

References

  1. ↑ "The Chemical Brothers Official Store". Store.thechemicalbrothers.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "The Chemical Brothers : Go : Silver" (PNG). I.imgur.com. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "The Chemical Brothers - Go (Official Music Video)" . Retrieved 24 December 2021– via YouTube.
  6. ↑ "Chemical Brothers Go Brutalist!". ArchiPanic. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Esteves, Ricardo C. (22 September 2020). "Here's Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time's launch trailer". Gamereactor . Gamez Publishing A/S. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Vodafone introduces Kiwis to Hayden 2030 in a campaign under new 'Go You' platform via DDB NZ". Campaign Brief NZ. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  9. ↑ ""Go" by The Chemical Brothers Lyrics | List of Movies & TV Shows". WhatSong. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  10. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (16 May 2015). "ARIA Singles: Wiz Khalifa Charlie Puth See You Again No 1 For 6 Weeks". Noise11.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "The Chemical Brothers – Go" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  12. 1 2 "The Chemical Brothers – Go" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  13. 1 2 "The Chemical Brothers – Go" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 31, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "The Chemical Brothers – Go". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "The Chemical Brothers Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  17. ↑ "Chart Search | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  18. ↑ "The Chemical Brothers – Go". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  20. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  21. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  22. ↑ "Italian single certifications – The Chemical Brothers – Go" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  23. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Chemical Brothers – Go". Radioscope. Retrieved 20 October 2025.Type Go in the "Search:" fieldand press Enter.
  24. ↑ "British single certifications – The Chemical Brothers – Go". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  25. ↑ "Go (Explicit) (2015) | the Chemical Brothers | High Quality Music Downloads | 7digital United Kingdom". Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  26. ↑ "Dance/EDM Future Releases - Dance, EDM, Release Schedule and Street Dates - AllAccess.com". All Access.