"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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Music video | ||||
"Go" on YouTube |
"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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