# Go Do

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{{Short description|Single by Jónsi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}}
{{Infobox album
| name       = Go Do
| type       = ep
| artist     = [Jónsi](/source/J%C3%B3n_%C3%9E%C3%B3r_Birgisson)
| cover      = Go Do cover.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 22 March 2010
| recorded   = Mid-2009 in [Reykjavík](/source/Reykjav%C3%ADk), Iceland and Tarquin Studios, [Connecticut](/source/Connecticut), United States
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [Post-rock](/source/Post-rock)
| length     = 13:46
| label      = [EMI](/source/EMI)
| producer   = [Peter Katis](/source/Peter_Katis), [Alex Somers](/source/Alex_Somers), Jónsi
| chronology = Jónsi singles
| misc={{External music video|{{YouTube|T6HjT4SQKJI|"Go Do"}} }}
| prev_title=
| prev_year=
| next_title="[Animal Arithmetic](/source/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](/source/EMI)|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](/source/extended_play) (EP) by the Icelandic singer [Jónsi](/source/J%C3%B3n_%C3%9E%C3%B3r_Birgisson), the lead singer of [Sigur Rós](/source/Sigur_R%C3%B3s). ''Go Do'' was released on 22 March 2010 as the [lead single](/source/lead_single) from his debut solo album, ''[Go](/source/Go_(J%C3%B3nsi_album))''.<ref name="clash">"[http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/singles-round-up-22nd-march Singles Round Up – 22nd March]". ''[Clash](/source/Clash_(magazine))''. 23 March 2010. Retrieved on 31 March 2010.</ref> The EP was produced by American producer [Peter Katis](/source/Peter_Katis), Jónsi and his boyfriend, [Alex Somers](/source/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](/source/The_Skinny_(magazine))''. Retrieved on 31 March 2010.</ref> which was described by Brian Boyd in ''[The Irish Times](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Clash_(magazine))''. Retrieved on 31 March 2010.</ref>

==Video==
The [video](/source/music_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](/source/Clash_(magazine))''. 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](/source/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](/source/MTV.com). Retrieved on 31 March 2010.</ref>

==Reception==
British music magazine ''[Clash](/source/Clash_(magazine))'' 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Ultratop) chart of the [Flanders](/source/Flanders) region of Belgium<ref name="hung medien" /> and number seven on the [Japan Hot 100](/source/Japan_Hot_100).<ref name="japan-100">"[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jónsi|chart=all}} Jonsi: Chart History]". [Billboard.com](/source/Billboard.com). Retrieved on 9 April 2010.</ref> It also climbed to number 127 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart).{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}

The song was used in advertisements for the film ''[The Social Network](/source/The_Social_Network)'', [Google Chrome](/source/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](/source/YouTube) |accessdate=11 November 2012}}</ref> [Foxtel](/source/Foxtel), the 2011 [Ford Explorer](/source/Ford_Explorer), and the Microsoft [Windows Phone 8](/source/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](/source/Billboard_Japan)|access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref>
| 48
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Category:2010 EPs
Category:Jónsi albums
Category:Post-rock EPs

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