Go with the Flow
"Go with the Flow" | ||||
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Single by Queens of the Stone Age | ||||
from the album Songs for the Deaf | ||||
Released | April 7, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2002 | |||
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Length | 3:07 | |||
Label | Polydor (UK) | |||
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Queens of the Stone Age singles chronology | ||||
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"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 Annual Grammy Awards, the song was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance.[1]
Music video
The music video for the song was filmed in England by Shynola.[2] At the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, it won Best Special Effects and was nominated for Best Art Direction.[3] The video—rendered in black, white, and red—features the band performing at the back of a Chevrolet pickup truck driving through a desert highway. The video also has sexual themes such as a metaphor of two cars colliding with each other, symbolizing intercourse, and an image of a bident showing some erotic attributes.[4]
Video game usage
The song is featured in the video games Freestyle Street Soccer, Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights, Gran Turismo 4, Asphalt 8: Airborne and MotorStorm: Arctic Edge. Röyksopp's remix is featured in ATV Offroad Fury 4. It appears in SingStar Rocks!, SingStar Amped, Rock Band and Rocksmith as a playable track.
Cover versions
- Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp recorded a cover version and remix of this song on their Röyksopp's Night Out EP.
- German electronic music group Northern Lite recorded a cover version of this song on their album Temper.
- Pitty recorded a cover version for a Brazilian radio station.
- Norwegian musician Stein Roger Sordal, formerly of Green Carnation, recorded an acoustic cover of the song.
- Shortly after releasing Peace, Love, Death Metal via Eagles of Death Metal, lead singer Jesse Hughes released the two-song EP, A Pair of Queens, on 7" vinyl which included a cover of "Go with the Flow".[5] The EP also contains another Queens of the Stone Age track, "Gonna Leave You", which lends to the EP title A Pair of Queens.
Track listings
- UK CD 1
- "Go with the Flow" (album version)
- "No One Knows" (UNKLE reconstruction remix radio edit)
- "Hangin' Tree" (live at the Melkweg in Amsterdam on June 24, 2002)
- "Go with the Flow" (CD-ROM video)
- UK CD 2
- "Go with the Flow" (album version)
- "Regular John" (live; Melkweg in Amsterdam on 24 June 2002)
- "Do It Again" (live; Melkweg in Amsterdam on 24 June 2002)
- Australian special edition
- "Go with the Flow" (album version)
- "Avon" (live; The Mean Fiddler, London, on June 25, 2002)
- "No One Knows" (Lavelle remix radio edit version)
- "No One Knows" (CD-ROM video)
- Dutch edition
- "Go with the Flow" (album version)
- "Avon" (live; The Mean Fiddler on June 25, 2002)
- "No One Knows" (UNKLE Reconstruction radio edit)
- "No One Knows" (CD-ROM video)
- UK 12"
- "Go with the Flow" (album version)
- "No One Knows" (UNKLE reconstruction vocal version)
The 12" is pressed on clear vinyl.
Charts
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[6] | 39 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] | 50 |
UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 21 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[9] | 16 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[10] | 24 |
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[11] | 7 |
References
- ^ Associated Press (2004). Grammy Award Winners. The New York Times. Accessed January 16, 2009.
- ^ Tezel, Ali. "Queens of The Stone Age "Go with the Flow" - interview with Chris Harding". CGsociety. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
- ^ 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. Rock on the Net. Accessed January 16, 2009.
- ^ Mancini, Robert (April 11, 2003). Lens Recap: The Story Behind Queens Of The Stone Age's 'Go With The Flow'. MTV. Accessed January 16, 2009.
- ^ MTV News staff report, "For The Record: Quick News On Phil Spector, Usher, Kelly Rowland, Audioslave, Slipknot, G-Unit, Wilco, U2 & More", MTV News, May 14, 2004.
- ^ "Queens of the Stone Age – Go With the Flow". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ "Queens of the Stone Age – Go With the Flow" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ "Queens of the Stone Age: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ "Queens of the Stone Age - Bubbling Under search results". billboard.com. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ "Queens of the Stone Age Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ "Queens of the Stone Age Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2017.