{{Short description|Single by Jónsi}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox album | name = Go Do | type = ep | artist = Jónsi | cover = Go Do cover.jpg | alt = | released = 22 March 2010 | recorded = Mid-2009 in Reykjavík, Iceland and Tarquin Studios, Connecticut, United States | venue = | studio = | genre = Post-rock | length = 13:46 | label = EMI | producer = Peter Katis, Alex Somers, Jónsi | chronology = Jónsi singles | misc={{External music video|{{YouTube|T6HjT4SQKJI|"Go Do"}} }} | prev_title= | prev_year= | next_title="Animal Arithmetic"<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.emimusic.com/blog/2010/jonsi%E2%80%99s-new-single-animal-arithmetic-released-may-24/ |title= Jónsi's new single, Animal Arithmetic released May 24 |date = 15 April 2010|publisher = EMI Music|accessdate = 23 April 2010|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110702175912/http://www.emimusic.com/blog/2010/jonsi%E2%80%99s-new-single-animal-arithmetic-released-may-24/|archivedate = 2 July 2011|df = dmy}}</ref> | next_year= 2010 }}
'''''Go Do''''' is an extended play (EP) by the Icelandic singer Jónsi, the lead singer of Sigur Rós. ''Go Do'' was released on 22 March 2010 as the lead single from his debut solo album, ''Go''.<ref name="clash">"[http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/singles-round-up-22nd-march Singles Round Up – 22nd March]". ''Clash''. 23 March 2010. Retrieved on 31 March 2010.</ref> The EP was produced by American producer Peter Katis, Jónsi and his boyfriend, Alex Somers.<ref name="hung medien">"[http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=J%F3nsi&titel=Go+Do&cat=s Jónsi – Go Do]". Ultratop.be. HungMedien. Retrieved on 10 April 2010.</ref>
==Music== The song "Go Do" features "heavy" percussion,<ref>Kane, Wilbur (23 March 2010). "[http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/98643-jnsi---go Jónsi – Go]". ''The Skinny''. Retrieved on 31 March 2010.</ref> which was described by Brian Boyd in ''The Irish Times'' as "exuberant in its execution".<ref>Boyd, Brian (19 March 2010). "[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2010/0319/1224266559603.html Freeze frame]". ''The Irish Times''. Retrieved on 31 March 2010.</ref> The song also contains "jittery electronics and fluttering flutes".<ref>Salmon, Will (24 March 2010). "[http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/jonsi-go Jonsi – Go]". ''Clash''. Retrieved on 31 March 2010.</ref>
==Video== The video for "Go Do" was directed by the Icelandic duo árni & kinski,<ref>"[http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/jonsi-go-do Jonsi – Go Do]". ''Clash''. 11 February 2010. Retrieved on 31 March 2010.</ref> who had previously directed videos for Sigur Rós. It was recorded over the 2009–10 Christmas and New Year period in Iceland. The video features Jónsi wearing sewn-on rags and feathers, and is described on MTV's website as releasing his "natural weirdness".<ref>"[http://blog.mtviggy.com/2010/02/09/new-video-from-sigur-ros-frontman-jonsi-go-do/ New Video from Sigur Ros Frontman Jónsi: 'Go Do']". MTV.com. Retrieved on 31 March 2010.</ref>
==Reception== British music magazine ''Clash'' said that the music "alternately flutters and bangs" and went on to say that it would not alienate Sigur Rós fans as it was a "semi-logical progression of their sound".<ref name="clash" /> The ''California Chronicle'' said that "if ever a track is going to make you celebrate the day, this is it" and described it as "A pounding, soaring, seize the moment song."<ref>"[http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/142752597 7TUNES; This week's essential download tracks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227045933/http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/142752597 |date=27 February 2012 }}". ''California Chronicle''. Retrieved on 31 March 2010.</ref> Allmusic, reviewing the song along with "Animal Arithmetic", said that it sounded like "the bubbling soundtrack to an awesome training montage in a film where pixies are training to battle fairies."<ref>"[http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dllp=amg&sql=10:dpfqxz8sldfe Go > Overview]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}". Allmusic. Retrieved on 14 April 2010.</ref>
The song reached number six in the singer's native Iceland,<ref name="iceland-singles">"[http://www.tonlist.is/Music/ChartList.aspx?ID=343&lang=en-US Netlistinn - week 15, 2010]". Tónlist.is. Retrieved on 15 April 2010.</ref> number twenty-seven on the Ultratop chart of the Flanders region of Belgium<ref name="hung medien" /> and number seven on the Japan Hot 100.<ref name="japan-100">"[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jónsi|chart=all}} Jonsi: Chart History]". Billboard.com. Retrieved on 9 April 2010.</ref> It also climbed to number 127 on the UK Singles Chart.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}
The song was used in advertisements for the film ''The Social Network'', Google Chrome,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlpKiZI_iL8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628185012/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlpKiZI_iL8&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2012-06-28 |url-status=dead|title=The Chrome Story |work=YouTube |accessdate=11 November 2012}}</ref> Foxtel, the 2011 Ford Explorer, and the Microsoft Windows Phone 8.
==Track listing== All tracks written by Jónsi.<ref name="hung medien" /> #"Go Do" – 4:40 #"Kolniður" – 3:54 #"Grow Till Tall" – 5:12
== Charts == {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Annual chart rankings for "Go Do" !scope="col"|Chart (2010) !scope="col"|Rank |- ! scope="row"|Japan Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=adult_airplay_year&year=2010|title=Adult Contemporary Airplay|year=2010|work=Billboard Japan|access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref> | 48 |}
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Category:2010 EPs Category:Jónsi albums Category:Post-rock EPs