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Wikipedia article




"'Go!'" is the third single from the Common album 'Be'. It is produced by Kanye West, who also performs backing vocals for the track alongside John Mayer. The track's percussion is handled by Num Amuntehu, while its scratches are provided by A-Trak. Its beat contains a sample from "Old Smokey" by Linda Lewis. Its lyrics deal with sexual fantasies.

Two remixes of "Go!" featuring Joy Denalane were released as singles: one was remixed by Kanye West and the other by Jazzanova. J. Cole also raps over the "Go!" beat on "Knock On Wood Freestyle" on his The Blow Up mixtape.

Conception



Common, Kanye West and John Mayer were inspired to create a song after seeing the 2004 movie 'Ray'. They all headed to a studio where Kanye worked on a beat and Mayer told Common to write about fantasies. Despite Common's initial hesitance of being influenced by a non hip hop artist, he wrote the song and it was later recorded in two studios: Sony Music Studios in New York City and Encore Studios in Burbank, California.

Acclaim



It was the most commercially successful song on 'Be' as it reached #79 on The Billboard Hot 100 and also reached the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and Hot Rap Tracks charts. Critics attribute this success to its mellow beat, smooth vocals and subject matter. Spence D. of IGN.com writes:

Music video



A music video directed by Kanye West, MK12 and Convert was produced. It features Common relaxing in a modern house that contains rugs, couches and a large window allowing much light into the house. Common's surroundings are constantly morphing, but maintain a brown and beige color scheme. As a preface to various scenes in which Common fulfills fantasies with women, phrases such as "body of a dancer" and "free love" appear. The end of the video features a snippet of "Faithful", the succeeding track in 'Be' after "Go!". 'Entertainment Weekly' named it the fourth best music video of 2005.

Track listing



"Go"/"Chi-City"



A-side



# "Go (LP Version)" (3:44)

# "Go (Instrumental)" (3:44)

# "Go (Radio Edit)" (3:44)

# "Go (Accapella)" (3:44)

B-side



# "Chi-City (LP Version)" (3:27)

# "Chi-City (Instrumental)" (3:27)

# "Chi-City (Radio Edit)" (3:27)

# "Chi-City (Accapella)" (3:27)

"Go! (Jazzanova Remix)"



A-side



# "Go! (Jazzanova Remix Main)" (4:08)

# "Go! (Jazzanova Remix Clean)" (4:07)

B-side



# "Go! (Original Remix)" (3:43)

# "Go! (Jazzanova Remix Instrumental)" (4:07)

"Go! (Remix)"/"The Corner (Remix)"



A-side



# "Go! (Remix)" (3:47)

# "Go! (Original Version)" (3:45)

B-side



# "Go! (Instrumental)" (3:44)

# "The Corner (Remix)" (4:10)

Personnel



*Produced by Kanye West

*Recorded by Andrew Dawson at Sony Studios and Encore Studios, Burbank

*Assistant Recording Engineers: Taylor Dow, Ric McRae and Francis Forde

*Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee North Studio, North Hollywood

*Assistant Mix Engineer: Jared Robbins

*Background Vocals by John Mayer and Kanye West

*Percussions by Num Amuntehu

*Scratches by A-Trak

Chart positions



See also



*List of Common songs

References



Category:2005 singles

Category:Common (rapper) songs

Category:John Mayer songs

Category:Kanye West songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Kanye West

Category:Music videos directed by Kanye West

Category:Songs written by John Mayer

Category:Songs written by Kanye West

Category:GOOD Music singles

Category:Geffen Records singles

Category:2005 songs

Category:Songs written by Common (rapper)

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