Go (The Kid Laroi and Juice Wrld song)
{{Short description|2020 single by the Kid Laroi and Juice Wrld}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Go
| cover = Go (The Kid Laroi and Juice Wrld song).png
| type = single
| artist = the Kid Laroi and Juice Wrld
| album = F*ck Love
| released = {{Start date|2020|06|12|df=y}}
| recorded = August 2019
| genre =
| length = 3:03
| label =
- Grade A
- Columbia
| writer =
- Charlton Howard
- Jarad Higgins
- Tristan Seccuro
- Omer Fedi
- Nicco Catalano
| producer =
- Tito Beats
- Fedi
- Neek
| chronology = The Kid Laroi
| prev_title = Fade Away
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Tell Me Why
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Juice Wrld
| type = single
| prev_title = Tell Me U Luv Me
| prev_year = 2020
| title = Go
| year = 2020
| next_title = Pray "Put Me Down"
| next_year = 2020
}}{{External music video|{{YouTube|ZD6C498MB4U|"Go"}}
}}
}}
"Go" (stylised as "GO" or "GO!"){{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/go-single/1515584749/|title=GO - Single by the Kid Laroi & Juice Wrld on Apple Music|publisher=Apple Music|date=12 June 2020|access-date=28 June 2020}} is a song by Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi and American rapper Juice Wrld, released on 12 June 2020 as the lead single from Laroi's debut mixtape F*ck Love, released on 24 July 2020. The song was recorded while the two, who were close friends, met up in Greece in 2019. That recording is included in the song's official video, with both the song and video serving as a tribute to Juice Wrld who died in December 2019.
Background
Prior to recording "Go", the Kid Laroi and Juice Wrld were already familiar with each other; Laroi considered Juice Wrld, who was his mentor, his "big brother" and had opened shows for Juice's final tour in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, in 2019, and was subsequently signed by Juice's managers, Grade A Productions. On the night of Laroi's 16th birthday in August 2019, Laroi played Juice a demo, and Juice freestyled a verse, which would end being the verse heard on "Go". The song leaked a while before its release,{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/juice-wrld-gives-the-kid-laroi-a-s200k-birthday-gift-on-go-new-song.1987532.html?_amp|title=Juice WRLD Gives The Kid LAROI A $200K Birthday Gift On "Go"|work=HotNewHipHop|last=Zidel|first=Alex|date=12 June 2020|accessdate=12 June 2020}} and was described as "the first taste" of Laroi's debut commercial mixtape F*ck Love, which was released on 24 July 2020. "Go" was released as the seventh track out of fifteen on the mixtape. To accommodate for the song being leaked, Laroi remade his verse before the song's release as a single.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/hip-hop/9403374/the-kid-laroi-go-love-big-brother|title=The Kid LAROI Talks 'Go' Collab With 'Big Brother' Juice WRLD & Relationship-Fueled 'F--k Love' Project|magazine=Billboard|last=Norris|first=John|date=16 June 2020|accessdate=22 June 2020}}
To coincide with the song's release, the Kid Laroi posted a photo on social media of himself and Juice, stating:
{{blockquote|"[...] I got to learn from a real life legend. it's not even in my character to write long a** s*** like this but f*** it our song is about to come out and I just wanna say how much I wish you were here with me to enjoy this s***. we all love and miss you back here #LLJW"{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-kid-laroi-announces-new-single-with-juice-wrld-go-2687014?amp|title=The Kid Laroi releases new single featuring the late Juice WRLD, 'GO'|work=NME|last=Langford|first=Jackson|date=13 June 2020|accessdate=22 June 2020}}}}
Composition
"Go" was produced by Tito Beats, Neek, and Omer Fedi and finds both rappers addressing their relationship issues.
Eddie Fu of Genius noted in Juice Wrld's verse, he "references his drug addictions before apologizing to his significant other", while Laroi "gives similar promises of loyalty on the pre-chorus".{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/amp/a/juice-wrld-s-verse-on-his-kid-laroi-collaboration-go-was-a-200-000-birthday-gift|title=Juice WRLD's Verse On His Kid Laroi Collaboration "Go" Was A $200,000 Birthday Gift|work=Genius|last1=Fu|first=Eddie|last2=(Senior Staff Writer)|date=13 June 2020|accessdate=22 June 2020}}
Critical reception
Billboard{{'}}s John Norris said the two artists' voices blend "effortlessly". Alex Zidel of HotNewHipHop said "Go" speaks to the Kid Laroi's potential as a melody-making star and, "so young, he has all the right tools to mold himself into one of the biggest artists in the world some day". Triple J's Al Newstead found the two artists' chemistry works "so well, so it's a damn shame Laroi and Juice won't get to collab again". He further stated "It's still raw hearing Juice rap about {{'}}perky with the lean{{'}} given the circumstances of the 21-year-old's death, but there's beauty in hearing him vibe with his South Sydney protege, Laroi, who continues to flex star-in-the-making quality".{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/first-spin:-the-kid-laroi-releases-juice-wrld-collab-go/12347978|title=First Spin: The Kid LAROI releases Juice WRLD collab 'Go'|work=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|last=Newstead|first=Al|date=12 June 2020|accessdate=22 June 2020}}
Chart performance
In the Kid Laroi's native Australia, "Go" debuted at number 23, the highest new entry on the ARIA Singles Chart for the chart dated 22 June 2020.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/9405646/dababy-rockstar-australia-chart|title=DaBaby Rocks Australia's Singles Chart For Fifth Week|magazine=Billboard|last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=22 June 2020|accessdate=22 June 2020}} On the US Billboard Hot 100, it debuted at number 52, becoming the Kid Laroi's first Hot 100 entry.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1275161794840014852|title=.@thekidlaroi & @JuiceWorlddd's "Go!" debuts at No. 52 on this week's #Hot100. It earns the Kid LAROI his first career #Hot100 entry.|author=Billboard Charts|date=22 June 2020|accessdate=22 June 2020}}
Music video
The official video, directed by Steve Cannon, premiered on 11 June 2020, the day before the song's release. Laroi said the whole concept of the video was "to capture and remember the moments me and Juice made together when we created this in Greece". The visual begins with Juice apologizing for not attending Laroi's 16th birthday party. He promises to gift his friend $200,000 in the form of a verse. Scenes of Juice WRLD are interspersed throughout the video, showing him in the studio, at a live show, and being casual.{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.nyc/the-kid-laroi-drops-visual-for-posthumous-juice-wrld-collab-go/amp|title=The Kid LAROI Drops Visual for Posthumous Juice WRLD Collab "GO"|website=Hypebeast|accessdate=22 June 2020|archive-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625011508/https://hypebeast.nyc/the-kid-laroi-drops-visual-for-posthumous-juice-wrld-collab-go/amp|url-status=dead}} The video also alternates between "heart-rending" road footage of Juice and Laroi, and cuts to scenes shot in 2019, in Los Angeles, where Laroi is seen with a biker crew, and alone on a balcony, in front of a mic that recalls the one used by Juice at the beginning of the clip, as well as Juice also singing his verse in the studio in a few short
=Response=
Billboard{{'}}s John Norris described the visual as "melancholy and affecting, but somehow, also lighthearted". Amnplify Australia called the video nostalgic, noting how it features some of the intimate moments between the two rappers and "embodies the endearing dynamic that resulted in the creation of the song. The video is essentially an ode to friendship and closeness and a way for The Kid Laroi to honour his mentor".{{cite web|url=https://amnplify.com.au/the-kid-laroi-unveils-collaboration-with-late-mentor-juice-wrld-in-emotional-and-nostalgic-new-video-for-go/|title=The Kid Laroi unveils collaboration with late mentor Juice Wrld in emotional and nostalgic new video for 'GO'|work=Amnplify|accessdate=22 June 2020}}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for "Go" ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Australian Artist (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2020/australian-artist-singles-chart |title=Australian Artist (ARIA) End of Year Singles Chart 2020|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=15 January 2021}}
| 22 |
|---|
| scope="col"| Chart (2021)
! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Australian Artist (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2021/australian-artist-singles-chart|title=ARIA Artists Top 50 Singles for 2021|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=15 January 2022}}
| 35 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Go"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2020|access-date=15 November 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=The Kid Laroi & Juice Wrld|title=Go|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2023|access-date=3 January 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|artist=The Kid Laroi|title=Go!|relyear=2020|certyear=2022|access-date=22 November 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|award=Gold|type=single|artist=The Kid Laroi feat. Juice Wrld|title=Go|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|id=14201|access-date=30 July 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|award=Platinum|type=single|artist=The Kid Laroi and Juice Wrld|title=Go|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|source=radioscope|access-date=14 December 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|award=Gold|type=single|artist=The Kid Laroi & Juice Wrld|title=Go|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|id=file_2022-01-26-11-37-08.pdf|access-date=26 January 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Kid Laroi & Juice Wrld|title=Go|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2025|id=13605-5602-1|access-date=15 March 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=The Kid Laroi & Juice Wrld|title=Go|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|access-date=11 September 2024}}
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References
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{{The Kid Laroi}}
{{Juice Wrld}}
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Category:Songs written by the Kid Laroi
Category:Songs written by Juice Wrld
Category:Songs released posthumously
Category:Columbia Records singles