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| recorded = 2002

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* [[Hard rock]]

| genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative metal]]|[[hard rock]]|[[stoner rock]]}}

* [[power rock]]

* [[blues rock]]

| length = 3:07

| label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]

| writer = {{hlistflatlist|
* [[Josh Homme]]|
* [[Nick Oliveri]]
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| producer = {{hlistflatlist|
* Josh Homme|
* [[Eric Valentine]]
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| prev_title = [[No One Knows]]

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = [[First It Giveth]]

| next_year = 2003

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"'''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]] inon April 7,2003. 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>

== In pop cultureReception ==

"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>

*The song is featured in the video games ''[[Freestyle Street Soccer]]'', ''[[Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights]]'', ''[[Gran Turismo 4]]'', ''[[Asphalt 8: Airborne]]'', ''[[MotorStorm: Arctic Edge]]'', ''[[SingStar Rocks!]]'', ''[[SingStar Amped]]'', ''[[Rock Band (video game)|Rock Band]]'' and ''[[Rocksmith]]'' while the [[Röyksopp]] remix is featured in ''[[ATV Offroad Fury 4]]''.

*The song appeared in the Breakthrough Male montage at [[2004 MTV Movie Awards]] to highlight nominee [[Shawn Ashmore]].

== Cover versions ==

* [[Norway|Norwegian]] electronic music duo [[Röyksopp]] recorded a cover version and remix of this song on their ''[[Röyksopp's Night Out]]'' EP.

* German electronic music group Northern Lite recorded a cover version of this song on their album ''Temper''.

* [[Pitty]] recorded a cover version for a Brazilian radio station.

* [[Norway|Norwegian]] musician Stein Roger Sordal, of [[Green Carnation]], recorded an acoustic cover of the song.

* Shortly after releasing ''[[Peace, Love, Death Metal]]'' via [[Eagles of Death Metal]], lead singer [[Jesse Hughes (musician)|Jesse Hughes]] released the two-song [[extended play|EP]], ''[[A Pair of Queens]]'', on [[Phonograph record|7"]] vinyl which included a cover of "Go with the Flow".<ref>MTV News staff report, [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1487035/20040514/spector_phil.jhtml "For The Record: Quick News On Phil Spector, Usher, Kelly Rowland, Audioslave, Slipknot, G-Unit, Wilco, U2 & More"], ''MTV News'', May 14, 2004.</ref> The EP also contains another Queens of the Stone Age track, "Gonna Leave You", which lends to the EP title ''A Pair of Queens''.

* [[Finland|Finnish]] acoustic rock/blues rock duo The Munsons, consisting of only musicians Tokela of Melrose and Tommi Viksten, released their album ''Go with the Flow'' in 2008. Amongst other cover songs the album also includes "Go with the Flow".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/7367252-The-Munsons-Go-With-The-Flow|title = The Munsons - Go with the Flow|website = [[Discogs]]}}</ref>

== Track listings ==

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== Certifications ==

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