Go (The Chemical Brothers song)

"Go"
Single by The Chemical Brothers
from the album Born in the Echoes
Released	May 4, 2015
Genre	Dance rock alternative dance
Length	4:20
Label	Virgin EMI
Writer(s)	Rowlands Simons Kamaal Fareed
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 first single from the The Chemical Brothers album Born in the Echoes.^[1] The song features uncredited vocals from Q-Tip, and was used at Google's I/O Keynote in 2015, the gameplay trailer for Need For Speed, Sony's press conference at E3 2015 and Sony's PlayStation 4 commercial. The 2015 and 2016 commercials for Cedar Point also used the song. The single was announced on 23 April 2015 on Facebook and released on 4 May 2015.

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

Music video

The official music video was posted on the band's YouTube page on 4 May 2015. It was directed by Michel Gondry.^[3]

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	56
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5]	56
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6]	24
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[6]	4
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[7]	14
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[7]	50
Ireland (IRMA)[8]	76
Italy (FIMI)[9]	48
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	73
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11]	46
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[12]	11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Italy (FIMI)[13]	Gold	25,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom[14]	5 May 2015	Digital download	Virgin EMI
United States[15]	7 July 2015	EDM radio stations

References

1. "The Chemical Brothers Official Store". thechemicalbrothers.
2. "Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
3. "The Chemical Brothers - Go".
4. Ryan, Gavin (16 May 2015). "ARIA Singles: Wiz Khalifa Charlie Puth See You Again No 1 For 6 Weeks". Noise11. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
5. "Austriancharts.at – The Chemical Brothers – Go" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
6. "Ultratop.be – The Chemical Brothers – Go" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
7. "Ultratop.be – The Chemical Brothers – Go" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
8. "Chart Track: Week 31, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
9. "Italiancharts.com – The Chemical Brothers – Go". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
10. "Swisscharts.com – The Chemical Brothers – Go". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
11. "Archive Chart: 2015-07-31" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
12. "Archive Chart: 2015-07-24" UK Dance Chart. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
13. "Italian single certifications – The Chemical Brothers – Go" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 November 2015. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter The Chemical Brothers in the field Filtra. Select 2015 in the field Anno. The certification will load automatically
14. https://www.7digital.com/artist/the-chemical-brothers/release/go-explicit/?h=01
15. "Dance/EDM Future Releases - Dance, EDM, Release Schedule and Street Dates - AllAccess.com". All Access.