Go (song)

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"Go"
Single by Pearl Jam
from the album Vs.
B-side(s)	"Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" (Acoustic) / "Alone"
Released	1993
Format	CD single, Cassette, Vinyl
Recorded	March 1993 at The Site, Nicasio, California
Genre	Grunge
Length	3:12
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Dave Abbruzzese, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder
Producer(s)	Brendan O'Brien, Pearl Jam
Chart positions
# 3 US Mainstream Rock Tracks # 8 US Modern Rock Tracks # 22 Australian Singles Chart # 96 German Singles Chart # 190 UK Singles Chart
Pearl Jam singles chronology
"Oceans" (1992)	"Go" (1993)	"Animal" (1993)
Vs. track listing
	"Go" (Track 1)	"Animal" (Track 2)

"Go" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam, released on their second album Vs. It was released as a single in 1993. The guitar riff for "Go" was written by drummer Dave Abbruzzese.^[1] The song was nominated the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1995. It was also included on their greatest hits album, Rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991-2003.

The UK release of this single featured a free cassette with the Vs. track "Animal" being played live, which was distributed free with all the vinyl "Go" singles. This made the song inelligible for the UK top 40 chart. It is unknown how many sales the single generated, but as this was the case Pearl Jam essentially missed out on breaking into the UK's top ten single sales with this release ("Spin the Black Circle" eventually reached no. 10 in November 1994, the band's only top 10 single).

[edit] Formats and track listing

Compact Disc Single (US, Europe, Australia, Austria, and Canada)

1. "Go" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:13
2. "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" (Acoustic) (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:18
3. "Alone" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:35
   • Previously Unreleased

Compact Disc Single (Holland and Austria)

1. "Go" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:13
2. "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" (Acoustic) (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:18

Compact Disc Single (UK)

1. "Go" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:13
2. "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" (Acoustic) (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:18
3. "Alone" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:35

• Included "Animal" (Live) on cassette.

12" Vinyl Single (Holland)

1. "Go" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:13
2. "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" (Acoustic) (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:18
3. "Alone" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:35

• Included "Animal" (Live) on cassette.

Cassette Single (Australia)

1. "Go" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:13
2. "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" (Acoustic) (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:18
3. "Alone" (Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder) – 3:35

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Lyrics
• All Music Guide review of "Go"

Pearl Jam
Jeff Ament | Stone Gossard | Mike McCready | Eddie Vedder | Matt Cameron
Boom Gaspar | Dave Krusen | Matt Chamberlain | Dave Abbruzzese | Jack Irons
Discography
Albums: Ten | Vs. | Vitalogy | No Code | Yield | Binaural | Riot Act | Pearl Jam
Live Albums and Compilations: Live on Two Legs | Official Bootlegs | Lost Dogs | Live at Benaroya Hall | Rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991-2003 | Live in NYC 12/31/92 | Live at Easy Street
Videos: Single Video Theory | Touring Band 2000 | Live at the Showbox | Live at the Garden
Singles: "Alive" | "Even Flow" | "Jeremy" | "Oceans" | "Go" | "Animal" | "Daughter" | "Dissident" | "Spin the Black Circle" | "Immortality" | "Not For You" | Merkin Ball | "Who You Are" | "Off He Goes" | "Hail, Hail" | "Given to Fly" | "Wishlist" | "Last Kiss" | "Nothing As It Seems" | "Light Years" | "I Am Mine" | "Save You" | "Love Boat Captain" | "Man of the Hour" | "World Wide Suicide" | "Life Wasted"
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