Menu
Home
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Go with the Flow
open-in-new
<h2 id="music-video">Music video</h2> <p>The <a href="/facts/Music_video/FccodeNC">music video</a> for the song was filmed in England by <a href="/facts/Shynola/qcSF41qM">Shynola</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> At the <a href="/facts/2003_MTV_Video_Music_Awards/fuNRmefw">2003 MTV Video Music Awards</a>, it won Best Special Effects and was nominated for Best Art Direction and Breakthrough Video.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> The video—rendered in black, white, and red—features the band performing at the back of a <a href="/facts/Chevrolet/lp04IP4m">Chevrolet</a> <a href="/facts/Pickup_truck/Pe5zVzIB">pickup truck</a> 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 <a href="/facts/Bident/XlYVdsSQ">bident</a> (like the one on the cover of the album) showing some erotic attributes.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="reception">Reception</h2> <p>"Go with the Flow" is widely regarded as one of the band's best songs. In 2016, <i><a href="/facts/Classic_Rock_(magazine)/2KR5xcqf">Louder Sound</a></i> ranked the song number six on their list of the 10 greatest Queens of the Stone Age songs,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> and in 2021, <i><a href="/facts/Kerrang!/d82ygpbJ">Kerrang</a></i> ranked the song number four on their list of the 20 greatest Queens of the Stone Age songs.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="track-listings">Track listings</h2> UK CD 1 <ol><li>"Go with the Flow" (album version)</li> <li>"<a href="/facts/No_One_Knows/Sybbxfu5">No One Knows</a>" (<a href="/facts/UNKLE/uazW1LPB">UNKLE</a> reconstruction remix radio edit)</li> <li>"Hangin' Tree" (live at the <a href="/facts/Melkweg/zxV5SJJ1">Melkweg</a> in Amsterdam on June 24, 2002)</li> <li>"Go with the Flow" (CD-ROM video)</li></ol> UK CD 2 <ol><li>"Go with the Flow" (album version)</li> <li>"Regular John" (live; Melkweg in Amsterdam on 24 June 2002)</li> <li>"Do It Again" (live; Melkweg in Amsterdam on 24 June 2002)</li></ol> Australian special edition <ol><li>"Go with the Flow" (album version)</li> <li>"<a href="/facts/Avon_(song)/YcpyH23V">Avon</a>" (live; The <a href="/facts/Mean_Fiddler/dDArWJ1o">Mean Fiddler</a>, London, on June 25, 2002)</li> <li>"<a href="/facts/No_One_Knows/Sybbxfu5">No One Knows</a>" (Lavelle remix radio edit version)</li> <li>"No One Knows" (CD-ROM video)</li></ol> Dutch edition <ol><li>"Go with the Flow" (album version)</li> <li>"Avon" (live; The Mean Fiddler on June 25, 2002)</li> <li>"No One Knows" (UNKLE Reconstruction radio edit)</li> <li>"No One Knows" (CD-ROM video)</li></ol> UK 12" <ol><li>"Go with the Flow" (album version)</li> <li>"No One Knows" (UNKLE reconstruction vocal version)</li></ol> <p>The 12" is pressed on clear vinyl. </p> <h2 id="charts">Charts</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Chart (2003)</th><th scope="col">Peakposition</th></tr><tr><td>Australia (<a href="/facts/ARIA_Charts/aUXUHRK7">ARIA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td><td>39</td></tr><tr><td>Ireland (<a href="/facts/Irish_Singles_Chart/CcEaTjyS">IRMA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>Netherlands (<a href="/facts/Dutch_Single_Top_100/wFjNkofC">Single Top 100</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Scottish_Singles_and_Albums_Charts/cTBm6vqg">Scotland</a> (<a href="/facts/Official_Charts_Company/42Rz2PXj">OCC</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/UK_Singles_Chart/s2yyGUlD">UK Singles</a> (<a href="/facts/Official_Charts_Company/42Rz2PXj">OCC</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/UK_Rock_%2526_Metal_Singles_Chart/YjPjUb2W">UK Rock & Metal</a> (<a href="/facts/Official_Charts_Company/42Rz2PXj">OCC</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>US <a href="/facts/Bubbling_Under_Hot_100_Singles/7S7f2QAY">Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>US <a href="/facts/Alternative_Airplay/xSAJ0HQH">Alternative Airplay</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>US <a href="/facts/Mainstream_Rock_(chart)/QXgSAYuB">Mainstream Rock</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td><td>24</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="certifications">Certifications</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Region</th><th scope="col">Certification</th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/List_of_music_recording_certifications/6CPQFNNn">Certified units</a>/sales</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/facts/Recorded_Music_NZ/KlQ6jDS4">RMNZ</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></th><td>Platinum</td><td>30,000‡</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/facts/British_Phonographic_Industry/G1QjcwBq">BPI</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></th><td>Gold</td><td>400,000‡</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcHKOC64KnE">"Go with the Flow" Official music video</a> on <a href="/facts/YouTube_video_(identifier)/db276jst">YouTube</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Associated Press (2004). Grammy Award Winners. The New York Times. Accessed January 16, 2009. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/ref/arts/music/08grammy-list.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/ref/arts/music/08grammy-list.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Tezel, Ali. "Queens of The Stone Age "Go with the Flow" - interview with Chris Harding". CGsociety. Archived from the original on 2006-09-24. Retrieved 2007-06-19. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060924150317/http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=1072" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20060924150317/http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=1072</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>2003 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees. Billboard. Accessed February 5, 2019. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69818/2003-mtv-video-music-awards-nominees" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69818/2003-mtv-video-music-awards-nominees</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>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. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20030602062520/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471193/20030410/queens_stone_age.jhtml" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20030602062520/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471193/20030410/queens_stone_age.jhtml</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Brannigan, Paul (June 22, 2016). "The top 10 best Queens Of The Stone Age songs". Louder Sound. Retrieved December 31, 2023. <a href="https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-top-10-best-queens-of-the-stone-age-songs" target="_blank">https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-top-10-best-queens-of-the-stone-age-songs</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Law, Sam (July 26, 2021). "The 20 greatest Queens Of The Stone Age songs – ranked". Kerrang. Retrieved December 31, 2023. <a href="https://www.kerrang.com/the-20-greatest-queens-of-the-stone-age-songs-ranked" target="_blank">https://www.kerrang.com/the-20-greatest-queens-of-the-stone-age-songs-ranked</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Queens of the Stone Age – Go With the Flow". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 17, 2017. <a href="https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Queens+of+the+Stone+Age&titel=Go+With+the+Flow&cat=s" target="_blank">https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Queens+of+the+Stone+Age&titel=Go+With+the+Flow&cat=s</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Irish-charts.com – Discography Queens of the Stone Age". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 29, 2022. <a href="http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Queens+of+the+Stone+Age" target="_blank">http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Queens+of+the+Stone+Age</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Queens of the Stone Age – Go With the Flow" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 17, 2017. <a href="https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Queens+of+the+Stone+Age&titel=Go+With+the+Flow&cat=s" target="_blank">https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Queens+of+the+Stone+Age&titel=Go+With+the+Flow&cat=s</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 3, 2020. <a href="https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20030413/41/" target="_blank">https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20030413/41/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Queens of the Stone Age: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 17, 2017. <a href="https://www.officialcharts.com/search/artists/Queens%20of%20the%20Stone%20Age" target="_blank">https://www.officialcharts.com/search/artists/Queens%20of%20the%20Stone%20Age</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 3, 2020. <a href="https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-singles-chart/20030427/111/" target="_blank">https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-singles-chart/20030427/111/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Queens of the Stone Age - Bubbling Under search results". billboard.com. Retrieved March 17, 2017. <a href="http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ts_chart_artistname%3AQueens%20of%20the%20Stone%20Age&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A344&f%5b2%5d=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Queens%20of%20the%20Stone%20Age" target="_blank">http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ts_chart_artistname%3AQueens%20of%20the%20Stone%20Age&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A344&f%5b2%5d=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Queens%20of%20the%20Stone%20Age</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"Queens of the Stone Age Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2017. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/Queens-of-the-Stone-Age/chart-history/MRT" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/artist/Queens-of-the-Stone-Age/chart-history/MRT</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"Queens of the Stone Age Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2017. <a href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/Queens-of-the-Stone-Age/chart-history/RTT" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/artist/Queens-of-the-Stone-Age/chart-history/RTT</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"New Zealand single certifications – Queens of the Stone Age – Go With The Flow". Radioscope. Retrieved December 19, 2024. Type Go With The Flow in the "Search:" field. <a href="https://www.radioscope.co.nz/2024/00/00/single-cert-search/" target="_blank">https://www.radioscope.co.nz/2024/00/00/single-cert-search/</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>"British single certifications – Queens of the Stone Age – Go with the Flow". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 8, 2024. <a href="https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/16396-767-1" target="_blank">https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/16396-767-1</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>