Go Now and Live
{{Short description|Album by We Are the Ocean}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Go Now and Live
| type = studio
| artist = We Are the Ocean
| cover = Go Now and Live.jpg
| alt =
| released = 25 April 2011
| recorded = 6 December 2010–7 January 2011
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Post-hardcore, alternative rock, melodic hardcore, pop punk, alternative metal
| length = 33:19
| label = Hassle
| producer = Pete Miles
| prev_title = Cutting Our Teeth
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Go Now And Live
| type = album
| single1 = What It Feels Like
| single1date = 9 February 2011
| single2 = The Waiting Room
| single2date = 21 March 2011
| single3 = Runaway
| single3date = 21 June 2011
| single4 = Overtime Is A Crime
| single4date = 3 October 2011
}}
}}
Go Now and Live is the second full-length studio album by English post-hardcore band We Are the Ocean, released on 25 April 2011. The album was produced by Pete Miles (The King Blues, Canterbury) and released through Hassle Records.
Two singles were released prior to the release of the album: "What It Feels Like" on 4 January 2011, and "The Waiting Room" on 18 April 2011. The music video for "What It Feels Like" premiered on 8 February 2011, while the music video for "The Waiting Room" premiered on 21 March 2011. Runaway was the third single to be released.
Reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 59/100{{cite web|title= Go Now and Live Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More| work = Metacritic| publisher = CBS Interactive| url = http://www.metacritic.com/music/go-now-and-live/we-are-the-ocean | accessdate = 7 August 2012}}
| rev2 = AllMusic
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/go-now-and-live-mw0002121535 | title = Go Now and Live - We Are the Ocean : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | author = Jon O'Brien | work = Allmusic | publisher = Rovi | accessdate = 7 August 2012}}
| rev1 = Blare Magazine
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url = http://blaremagazine.com/2011/04/25/review-we-are-the-ocean-go-now-and-live | title = REVIEW: We Are The Ocean - "Go Now And Live" | author = Joshua Khan | publisher = Blare Magazine | date = April 25, 2011 | accessdate = May 26, 2011}}
| rev3 = BBC Music
| rev3Score = (favourable){{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/3z28|title=BBC - Music - Review of We Are The Ocean - Go Now And Live | author = Raziq Rauf | publisher = BBC Music | work = BBC |date= 5 May 2011 |accessdate = May 26, 2011 }}
| rev5 = Rock Sound
| rev5Score ={{Rating|9|10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/we-are-the-ocean-go-now-and-live | title = We Are The Ocean - Go Now And Live - Reviews - Rock Sound | author = Andy Ritchie | work = Rock Sound | publisher = Freeway Press | date = April 24, 2011 | accessdate = May 26, 2011 }}
| rev4 = Sputnikmusic
}}
Go Now and Live has received mixed to positive reviews from music critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 59, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Original CD
| title1 = Trouble Is Temporary, Time Is Tonic
| length1 = 2:44
| title2 = What It Feels Like
| length2 = 3:02
| title3 = The Waiting Room
| length3 = 3:34
| title4 = Run Away
| length4 = 3:45
| title5 = Trials and Tribulations
| length5 = 3:19
| title6 = Overtime is a Crime
| length6 = 3:09
| title7 = Godspeed
| length7 = 2:53
| title8 = Now and Then
| length8 = 3:59
| title9 = Follow What You Need
| length9 = 3:15
| title10 = Before I Die
| length10 = 3:39
}}
{{track listing
| headline = iTunes bonus track
| title11 = Distances
| length11 = 3:16
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus disc: Live and Unplugged at Shepherds Bush Empire
| title1 = What It Feels Like
| note1 = Acoustic
| length1 = 3:57
| title2 = These Days, I Have Nothing
| note2 = Acoustic
| length2 = 3:37
| title3 = Playing My Heart
| note3 = Acoustic
| length3 = 3:50
| title4 = Run Away
| note4 = Acoustic
| length4 = 4:14
| title5 = Trials and Tribulations
| note5 = Acoustic
| length5 = 3:34
| title6 = This Is Called My Home
| note6 = Acoustic
| length6 = 4:41
| title7 = Overtime Is a Crime
| note7 = Acoustic
| length7 = 3:51
| title8 = Now and Then
| note8 = Acoustic
| length8 = 4:37
| title9 = Confessions
| note9 = Acoustic
| length9 = 4:58
| title10 = Nothing Good Has Happened Yet
| note10 = Acoustic
| length10 = 5:34
| title11 = The Waiting Room
| note11 = Acoustic
| length11 = 5:00
}}
Charts
Personnel
;We Are The Ocean{{cite AV media notes |title=Go Now and Live|others=We Are The Ocean|year=2011|type=CD insert|publisher=Hassle Records|id=HOFF120CDA|location=Cardiff, Wales}}
- Dan Brown – vocals
- Liam Cromby – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Alfie Scully – lead guitar
- Jack Spence – bass guitar
- Tom Whittaker – drums, percussion
- Pete Miles - producer