"Go" | ||||
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Single by The Chemical Brothers | ||||
from the album Born in the Echoes | ||||
Released | 4 May 2015 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:20 | |||
Label | Virgin EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | The Chemical Brothers | |||
The Chemical Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
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]
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]
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.
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia ( ARIA) [22] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Italy ( FIMI) [23] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [24] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United Kingdom [25] | 5 May 2015 | Digital download | Virgin EMI |
United States [26] | 7 July 2015 | EDM radio stations |
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