Go with the Flow

"Go with the Flow"
Single by Queens of the Stone Age
from the album Songs for the Deaf
Released	April 7, 2003
Format	CD single, vinyl
Recorded	2002
Genre	Stoner rock, alternative metal
Length	3:07
Label	Polydor (UK)
Writer(s)	Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri
Producer	Josh Homme
Queens of the Stone Age singles chronology
"No One Knows" (2002) "Go with the Flow" (2003) "First It Giveth" (2003)

"Go with the Flow" is a song by Queens of the Stone Age from the album Songs for the Deaf, released as a single in 2003. At the 46th Grammy Awards, the song was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance.

Music video

The music video for the song was filmed in England by Shynola. At the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, it won Best Special Effects and was nominated for Best Art Direction. The video—rendered in black, white, and red—features the band performing at the back of a pickup truck driving through a desert highway. The video also shows sexual themes such as a metaphor of two cars colliding with each other; symbolizing intercourse and an image of a trident showing some erotic attributes.

Video game usage

The song was featured in the video games Freestyle Street Soccer, SingStar Amped, Juiced 2, Gran Turismo 4, SingStar Rocks!, Rock Band and Rocksmith as a playable track. It is also featured in MotorStorm: Arctic Edge for the PSP and PS2.

Cover versions

• Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp has recorded a cover version/remix of this song which is on their Röyksopp's Night Out EP.

• German electronic music group Northern Lite has recorded a cover version of this song which is on their album Temper.

• Pitty recorded a cover version for a Brazilian radio station.

• Norwegian musician Stein Roger Sordal, formerly of Green Carnation, has recorded an acoustic cover of the song.

Track listings

UK CD 1

1. "Go with the Flow" (album version)
2. "No One Knows" (UNKLE reconstruction remix radio edit)
3. "Hangin' Tree" (live at the Melkweg in Amsterdam on June 24, 2002)
4. "Go with the Flow" (CD-ROM video)

UK CD 2

1. "Go with the Flow" (album version)
2. "Regular John" (live; Melkweg in Amsterdam on June 24, 2002)
3. "Do It Again" (live; Melkweg in Amsterdam on June 24, 2002)

Australian Special Edition

1. "Go with the Flow" (album version)
2. "Avon" (live; The Mean Fiddler on June 25, 2002)
3. "No One Knows" (Lavelle remix radio edit version)
4. "No One Knows" (CD-ROM video)

Dutch Edition

1. "Go with the Flow" (album version)
2. "Avon" (live; The Mean Fiddler on June 25, 2002)
3. "No One Knows" (UNKLE Reconstruction radio edit)
4. "No One Knows" (CD-ROM video)

UK 12"

1. "Go with the Flow" (album version)
2. "No One Knows" (UNKLE reconstruction vocal version)

The 12" is pressed on clear vinyl and may be limited.

External links

• "Go with the Flow" Official music video on YouTube