Go with the Flow

Infobox Single
Name = Go with the Flow


Artist = Queens of the Stone Age
from Album = Songs for the Deaf
Released = April 7, 2003
Format = CD, vinyl
Recorded = 2002
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 3:07
Label = Polydor (UK)
Writer = Josh Homme
Producer = Josh Homme
Chart position =
* #7 (US Modern Rock )
* #18 (UK Singles Chart)
* #24 (US Mainstream Rock )
* #39 (Australian ARIA Singles Chart)
Last single = "No One Knows"
(2002)
This single = "Go with the Flow"
(2003)
Next single = "First It Giveth"
(2003)

"Go with the Flow" is a Queens of the Stone Age song from the album "Songs for the Deaf", released as a single in 2003.

Music video

The music video for the song was filmed in England by Shynola. [cite web | url = http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=1072 | title = Queens of The Stone Age "Go with the Flow" - interview with Chris Harding | author = Tezel, Ali | publisher = CGsociety | accessdate = 2007-06-19] The video was highly successful and was nominated in three categories at the MTV Video Music Awards, and eventually won in "Best Special Effects" category. [cite web | url = http://www.rockonthenet.com/mtvvma/effects.htm | title = MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS HISTORY: BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS | publisher = Rockonthenet | accessdate = 2007-06-20 ]

The video features the band performing on the back of a truck, which eventually crashes into another truck. This storyline is interspersed with sexual imagery of women, and the car crash can be seen as a metaphor for sex.Fact|date=August 2008

It features revolutionary visual effects. The footage was shot in a studio; the desert background was added later.

Video game usage

The song was featured in the video games "Freestyle Street Soccer", "SingStar Amped", "Juiced 2", "Gran Turismo 4", "SingStar Rocks!" and " Rock Band" as a playable track.

Cover versions

* Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp has recorded a cover version 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.

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 June 24, 2002)
#"Do It Again" (live; Melkweg in Amsterdam on June 24, 2002)

;Australian Special Edition:
#"Go with the Flow" (album version)
#"Avon" (live; The Mean Fiddler 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 and may be limited.

References