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
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers singles chronology
"Sometimes I Feel So Deserted"
(2015)
"Go"
(2015)
"Under Neon Lights"
(2015)

"Go" is the second single from The Chemical Brothers 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 Q-Tip.

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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 2015 video game Need for Speed , the 2017 film Baywatch, the launch trailer of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, [7] the 2020 video game Watch Dogs: Legion, the 2021 mobile rhythm game Beatstar, and the 2022 film The Bad Guys.

Advertisers have also used the song, including in ads for PlayStation, [8] Go Outdoors, the GMC Terrain, [9] Vodafone, [10] and Flagstar Bank.

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [11] 56
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [12] 56
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [13] 24
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 4
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [14] 14
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia) [14] 50
Ireland (IRMA) [15] 76
Italy (FIMI) [16] 48
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [17] 35
Mexico (Mexico Ingles Airplay) [18] 13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] 73
UK Singles (OCC) [20] 46
UK Dance (OCC) [21] 11

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [22] Platinum70,000
Italy (FIMI) [23] Gold25,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [24] Silver200,000

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

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