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| Single byThe Hives | ||||
| from the albumLex Hives | ||||
| B-side | "1000 Answers" | |||
| Released | 3 April 2012 | |||
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| Length | 3:06 | |||
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| Producer(s) | The Hives | |||
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"Go Right Ahead" is a song by Swedish rock bandthe Hives, released as a single in 2012. It is the first single taken from their fifth full-length albumLex Hives and is the second listed track from that album. "Go Right Ahead" was released on 3 April 2012 through digital download platforms such asiTunes andSpotify. It was also released as a limited edition7" vinyl forRecord Store Day on 21 April 2012, however, it was available for purchase at the Zia Records tent during the first weekend of theCoachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on 15 April where they were signing records for fans.[1] A live recording of the track was featured on theAdult SwimSingles Program 2012
In the lead up to their announcement of a new single, five teaser videos were gradually posted on theirofficial YouTube channel, each showing a member of the band playing their part of "Go Right Ahead".[2] The song was also played live at the Norwegian/Swedish talkshow "Skavlan", broadcast on 30 March 2012.[3]
The main riff for the song is similar to British groupElectric Light Orchestra's (ELO) "Don't Bring Me Down". It was not intentionally copied, but once they realized that the songs sounded alike they contacted ELO'sJeff Lynne, who wrote "Don't Bring Me Down", to get permission to use the riff. As a result, Lynne is credited as one of the song's writers.[4][5] Lynne was also credited as composer in the album's liner notes.[6][7]
A livemusic video was released on 9 May 2012 and shows The Hives with additional live members performing the song inside Benny Andersson's (ABBA) Riksmixningsverket (RMV) Studios in Sweden. The concept for this video is a representative in-studio take with the audio recorded as they performed, borne of the band's desire to create something "more realistic than most 'rock videos.'”Randy Fitzsimmons, who is credited with songwriting on every song, can be seen through the studio window wearing a mask.[8]
The officialmusic video was released on 8 June 2012 and was initially only available in Germany, Australia and the UK before it was uploaded onto the band's YouTube channel.[9][10][11][12] It was directed by Swedish design duo Johan Toorell and John Nordqvist ofBold Faces. The monochrome video features The Hives playing the song suspended on board a makeshift stage attached to aZeppelin and being pulled along the roads of a city.
7" vinyl (limited release for Record Store Day)[13]
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| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Canada: Active Rock (America's Music Charts)[14] | 37 |
| Canada: Alternative Rock (America's Music Charts)[15] | 44 |
| Czech Republic Modern Rock (IFPI)[16] | 8 |
| Poland (LP3)[17] | 57 |
| USAlternative Songs (Billboard)[18] | 40 |