Go Bang (song)

"Go Bang" is a song by Pnau, released in October 2017 as the second single from the band's fifth studio album, Changa (2017). The song features vocals from Kira Divine.

"Go Bang"
Single by Pnau
from the album Changa
Released	27 October 2017^[1]
Genre	Electronic, Dance-pop
Label	Etcetc
Songwriter(s)	Nick Littlemore Peter Mayes Sam Littlemore Luke Steele
Pnau singles chronology
"Chameleon" (2016) "Go Bang" (2017) "Changa" (2018)
Music video
"Go Bang" on YouTube

Digital remixes were released on 8 December 2017.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, the song was nominated for five awards, winning Best Dance Release.^[2][3]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2019, the song was nominated for Dance Work of the Year and Most Played Australian Work.^[4]

Reception

Hayden Davis from Pile Rats said: "with the mixture of Divine's uplifting vocals with the addictive house charm of Pnau proving itself to be a winning combo once again. It's light and refreshing – perfect for chill, at-home listening – but the catchiness of Pnau's bass-driven beat also makes it an A+ club thumper which will no doubt dominate as we hit the warmer months much like "Chameleon" did last year."^[5]

Music video

The music was produced and directed by "Toby & Pete".^[6] They state "We wanted to take the viewer on a journey through the desert, meet the Fire Goddess KIRA and be hit with complete hyper-real psychedelia".

The video uses extensive CGI and special effects. As the video starts, the camera zooms onto a female figure. The figure is charcoal black with parts of her skin glowing like lips and orange glowing hair. She is standing in the middle of a field of presumably, extra-terrestrial plants. As the video goes on, the plants begin to pulsate their light in accordance with the beat. More of the female figures appear and dance to the rhythm of the song. As the video goes on, a panoramic shattered glass appears showing women posing with their eyes closed. The glass dissipates and the female figure's hand shows up center-screen. It also shows her sitting down in a meditative position. Later on, she is seen dancing in a pink floating temple, more female figures appear again. The temple begins to gyrate on its axis, and the floor the figure is dancing on breaks into squares for a brief moment. More female figures are seen dancing. As the video ends, a distorted but patterned picture appears and the song's title and artist show up.

Track listing

Digital download

1. "Go Bang" – 3:09

Digital download (remixes)

1. "Go Bang" – 3:09
2. "Go Bang" (Friend Within Extended Remix) – 4:42
3. "Go Bang" (KC Lights Extended Remix) – 6:02
4. "Go Bang" (Flash 89 Extended Remix) – 5:53
5. "Go Bang" (extended mix) – 4:22

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017–18) Peak position Australia (ARIA)^[7] 9 Australia Club (ARIA)^[8] 1 Australia Dance (ARIA)^[9] 1 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[10] 40

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Australia (ARIA)^[11] 43 Australia Club (ARIA)^[12] 4 Australia Dance (ARIA)^[13] 6 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)^[14] 11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[15]	5× Platinum	350,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Version
Australia	27 October 2017	Digital download, streaming	Etcetc	Original
	8 December 2017^[16]			Remixes

References

1. "Go Bang – Single by PNAU". iTunes Store (AU). Retrieved 10 November 2017.
2. "2018 ARIA AWARDS The Nominees". auspOp. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
3. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) (28 November 2018). "And the ARIA Award Goes To..." Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 28 November 2018.
4. "2019 APRA Awards nominees announced". noise11. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
5. "PNAU continue to hype their return with an uplifting new banger, Go Bang". Pile Rats. November 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
6. "PNAU Go Bang". James van den Elshout. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
7. "Pnau – Go Bang". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
8. "ARIA Dance Singles Chart – Week Commencing 11th December 2017" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
9. "ARIA Dance Singles Chart – Week Commencing 5th February 2018" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
10. "Pnau Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
11. "ARIA End of Year Singles 2018". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
12. "ARIA Australian Top Club Tracks 2018" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
13. "ARIA Australian Highest Selling Dance Singles 2018" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
14. "Dance/Mix Show Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
15. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
16. "Go Bang (Remixes)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2018.