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{{For|the album by Michael White's Magic Music Company|Go with the Flow (album)}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = Go with the Flow
| cover      = queens_of_the_stone_age_go_with_the_flow.png
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Queens of the Stone Age]]
| album      = [[Songs for the Deaf]]
| released   = 2003
| recorded   = 2002
| studio     =
| genre      = 
* [[Hard rock]]
* [[power rock]]
* [[blues rock]]
| length     = 3:07
| label      = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| writer     = {{flatlist|
* [[Josh Homme]]
* [[Nick Oliveri]]
}}
| producer   = {{flatlist|
* Josh Homme
* [[Eric Valentine]]
}}
| prev_title = [[No One Knows]]
| prev_year  = 2002
| next_title = [[First It Giveth]]
| next_year  = 2003
| misc       =
{{Audio sample
 | type = single
 | file = Queens of the Stone Age - Go with the Flow.ogg
}}
}}

"'''Go with the Flow'''" is a song by [[Queens of the Stone Age]] from the album ''[[Songs for the Deaf]]'', released as a [[single (music)|single]] in 2003. It is the only single from the album to not feature [[Dave Grohl]] on drums, instead featuring [[Gene Trautmann]] who left the band during the recording of the album. At the [[46th Annual Grammy Awards]], the song was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|Best Hard Rock Performance]].<ref>Associated Press (2004). [https://www.nytimes.com/ref/arts/music/08grammy-list.html Grammy Award Winners]. ''The New York Times''. Accessed January 16, 2009.</ref>

== Music video ==

The [[music video]] for the song was filmed in England by [[Shynola]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=1072 | title = Queens of The Stone Age "Go with the Flow" - interview with Chris Harding | author = Tezel, Ali | publisher = CGsociety | access-date = 2007-06-19 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060924150317/http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=1072 | archive-date = 2006-09-24 | url-status = dead }}</ref> At the [[2003 MTV Video Music Awards]], it won Best Special Effects and was nominated for Best Art Direction and Breakthrough Video.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69818/2003-mtv-video-music-awards-nominees 2003 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees]. Billboard. Accessed February 5, 2019.</ref> The video—rendered in black, white, and red—features the band performing at the back of a [[Chevrolet]] [[pickup truck]] 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 [[bident]] (like the one on the cover of the album) showing some erotic attributes.<ref>Mancini, Robert (April 11, 2003). [https://web.archive.org/web/20030602062520/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471193/20030410/queens_stone_age.jhtml Lens Recap: The Story Behind Queens Of The Stone Age's 'Go With The Flow']. MTV. Accessed January 16, 2009.</ref>

== Reception ==

"Go with the Flow" is widely regarded as one of the band's best songs. In 2016, ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Louder Sound]]'' ranked the song number six on their list of the 10 greatest Queens of the Stone Age songs,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-top-10-best-queens-of-the-stone-age-songs|title=The top 10 best Queens Of The Stone Age songs|first=Paul|last=Brannigan|website=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Louder Sound]]|date=June 22, 2016|accessdate=December 31, 2023}}</ref> and in 2021, ''[[Kerrang!|Kerrang]]'' ranked the song number four on their list of the 20 greatest Queens of the Stone Age songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-20-greatest-queens-of-the-stone-age-songs-ranked|title=The 20 greatest Queens Of The Stone Age songs – ranked|first=Sam|last=Law|website=[[Kerrang!|Kerrang]]|date=July 26, 2021|accessdate=December 31, 2023}}</ref>

== Track listings ==

;UK CD 1:
#"Go with the Flow" (album version)
#"[[No One Knows]]" ([[UNKLE]] reconstruction remix radio edit)
#"Hangin' Tree" (live at the [[Melkweg]] in Amsterdam on June 24, 2002)
#"Go with the Flow" (CD-ROM video)

;UK CD 2:
#"Go with the Flow" (album version)
#"Regular John" (live; Melkweg in Amsterdam on 24 June 2002)
#"Do It Again" (live; Melkweg in Amsterdam on 24 June 2002)

;Australian special edition:
#"Go with the Flow" (album version)
#"[[Avon (song)|Avon]]" (live; The [[Mean Fiddler]], London, on June 25, 2002)
#"[[No One Knows]]" (Lavelle remix radio edit version)
#"No One Knows" (CD-ROM video)

;Dutch edition:
#"Go with the Flow" (album version)
#"Avon" (live; The Mean Fiddler on June 25, 2002)
#"No One Knows" (UNKLE Reconstruction radio edit)
#"No One Knows" (CD-ROM video)

;UK 12":
#"Go with the Flow" (album version)
#"No One Knows" (UNKLE reconstruction vocal version)
The 12" is pressed on clear vinyl.

== Charts ==

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" 
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{singlechart|Australia|39|artist=Queens of the Stone Age|song=Go With the Flow|access-date=March 17, 2017}}
|-
{{singlechart|Ireland3|43|artist=Queens of the Stone Age|access-date=October 29, 2022}}
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch100|50|artist=Queens of the Stone Age|song=Go With the Flow|access-date=March 17, 2017}}
|-
{{singlechart|Scotland|22|date=20030413|access-date=August 3, 2020}}
|-
{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|21|artist=Queens of the Stone Age|access-date=March 17, 2017}}
|-
{{singlechart|UKrock|3|date=20030427|access-date=August 3, 2020}}
|-
|US [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="BillboardBiz1">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3AQueens%20of%20the%20Stone%20Age&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A344&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Queens%20of%20the%20Stone%20Age|title=Queens of the Stone Age - Bubbling Under search results|publisher=billboard.com|access-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref>
|align="center"|16
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardalternativesongs|7|artist=Queens of the Stone Age|access-date=March 17, 2017}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardmainstreamrock|24|artist=Queens of the Stone Age|access-date=March 17, 2017}}
|}

== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2003|certyear=2024|access-date=December 19, 2024|artist=Queens of the Stone Age|title=Go With The Flow|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Queens of the Stone Age|title=Go with the Flow|award=Gold|relyear=2003|certyear=2024|id=16396-767-1|access-date=March 8, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{youtube|DcHKOC64KnE|"Go with the Flow" Official music video}}

{{MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects}}
{{Queens of the Stone Age}}
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[[Category:2003 singles]]
[[Category:Animated music videos]]
[[Category:Music videos shot in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Queens of the Stone Age songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Josh Homme]]
[[Category:Songs written by Nick Oliveri]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Eric Valentine]]