Go Loko

{{Infobox song

| name = Go Loko

| cover = YG - Go Loko.png

| type = single

| artist = YG featuring Tyga and Jon Z

| album = 4Real 4Real

| language = {{flat list|

  • English
  • Spanish

}}

| released = {{start date|2019|05|03}}

| recorded =

| genre = Trap

| length = 5:04

  • 4:02 (radio edit)

| label = Def Jam

| writer = {{hlist|Keenon Jackson|Dijon MacFarlane|Shah Rukh Zaman Khan|Michael Stevenson|Jonathan Resto Quiñones}}

| producer = Mustard and GYLTTRYP

| chronology = YG

| prev_title = Stop Snitchin

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title = 100 Bands

| next_year = 2019

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Tyga

| type = single

| prev_title = Light It Up

| prev_year = 2019

| title = Go Loko

| year = 2019

| next_title = Haute

| next_year = 2019

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Jon Z

| type = single

| prev_title = Después Que Te Perdí

| prev_year = 2019

| title = Go Loko

| year = 2019

| next_title = Ya No Eres Mia

| next_year = 2019

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|y2cFkVfVf2Y|"Go Loko"}}}}

}}

"Go Loko" is a song by American rapper YG featuring fellow American rapper Tyga and Puerto Rican rapper Jon Z. It was released as the second single from YG's album 4Real 4Real on May 3, 2019. The music video was released alongside the song.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/05/03/yg-go-loko|title=YG shares 'Go Loko' video|website=The Fader|last=Renshaw|first=David|date=May 3, 2019|access-date=May 25, 2019}} It debuted at number 71 on the US Billboard Hot 100 before peaking at number 49.

Live performances

The artists performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on May 6.{{cite magazine |last1=Saponara |first1=Michael |title=YG Brings the Block Party to 'Kimmel' for Energetic 'Go Loko' Performance With Tyga & Jon Z |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8510485/yg-jimmy-kimmel-live-go-loko-video |access-date=June 4, 2019 |magazine=Billboard |date=May 7, 2019}} The three also performed the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 23, with accompaniment from a mariachi band.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8512908/yg-ellen-go-loko-performance-watch|title=YG Brings Mariachi Band to 'Ellen' for 'Go Loko' Performance With Tyga & Jon Z: Watch|magazine=Billboard|last=Saponara|first=Michael|date=May 23, 2019|access-date=May 25, 2019}} The latter show did not censor any Spanish profanities in Jon Z's verse during its initial broadcast, despite the English profanities being sufficiently censored.{{cite news |last=Cepeda |first=Eduardo |title=Jon Z's Verses on 'Go Loko' Weren't Bleeped Out on Ellen & OMG |url=https://remezcla.com/music/jon-z-verses-werent-bleeped-out-on-ellen/ |access-date=June 6, 2019 |work=Remezcla |date=May 24, 2019}} This resulted in The Ellen DeGeneres Show removing the performance video from their website 24 hours later.

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|41|artist=YG feat. Tyga & Jon Z|song=Go Loko|rowheader=true|access-date=June 15, 2019}}
{{single chart|Austria|74|artist=YG feat. Tyga & Jon Z|song=Go Loko|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2019}}
{{single chart|Flanders Tip|21|artist=YG feat. Tyga & Jon Z|song=Go Loko|rowheader=true|access-date=June 21, 2019}}
{{single chart|Canada|30|artist=YG|rowheader=true|access-date=June 25, 2019}}
{{single chart|Germany|65|songid=1870236|artist=YG feat. Tyga & Jon Z|song=Go Loko|rowheader=true|access-date=June 21, 2019}}
{{single chart|Hungarystream|29|year=2019|week=25|rowheader=true|access-date=June 28, 2019}}
{{single chart|Ireland3|65|artist=YG|rowheader=true|access-date=June 15, 2019}}
scope="row"| Latvia (LAIPA){{cite web|url=https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/latvija/muzikas-paterina-tops-27-nedela-8035|title=Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 27. nedēļa|language=lv|publisher=LAIPA|access-date=November 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010115013/https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/latvija/muzikas-paterina-tops-27-nedela-8035|archive-date=October 10, 2019}}

| 24

scope="row"| Lithuania (AGATA){{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-w16-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2/|title=Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)|language=lt|publisher=AGATA|date=June 21, 2019|access-date=December 3, 2019}}

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{{single chart|New Zealand|15|artist=YG feat. Tyga & Jon Z|song=Go Loko|rowheader=true|access-date=June 7, 2019}}
{{single chart|Slovakdigital2|55|year=2019|week=25|rowheader=true|access-date=June 25, 2019}}
scope="row"| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2019&dspp=24|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 24|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=June 14, 2019}}

| 1

{{single chart|Switzerland|36|artist=YG feat. Tyga & Jon Z|song=Go Loko|rowheader=true|access-date=June 10, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|49|artist=YG|rowheader=true|access-date=June 25, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|16|artist=YG|rowheader=true|access-date=June 11, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|7|artist=YG|rowheader=true|access-date=July 23, 2019}}
scope="row"| US Rolling Stone Top 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2019-06-27/|title=Top 100 Songs|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 2, 2019|access-date=July 2, 2019|archive-date=July 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702224443/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2019-06-27/|url-status=dead}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/canadian-hot-100|title=Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 6, 2019}}

| 92

scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 6, 2019}}

| 45

scope="row"| US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/rhythmic-songs|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 6, 2019}}

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|title=Go Loko|artist=YG|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|id=file_2021-03-26-10-09-12.pdf|access-date=October 3, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|relyear=2019|certyear=2019|title=Go Loko|artist=YG|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|access-date=July 16, 2019}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

References