Go! (Common song)

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. ==Commercial performance==

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 (Acapella)" (3:44) B-side • "Chi-City (LP Version)" (3:27) • "Chi-City (Instrumental)" (3:27) • "Chi-City (Radio Edit)" (3:27) • "Chi-City (Acapella)" (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 ==Charts==