"(It Goes Like) Nanana" is a song by South Korean DJ and producer

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from her debut album, ''

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'' (2024). It was released on 15 June 2023 through

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as the lead single from the album. It samples the 1998 song "

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" by

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Background

In a press release, Gou stated: "There's a feeling we all know but is hard to describe, that feeling of love, warmth and excitement when you're surrounded by friends and loved ones and the energy speaks for itself. It's difficult to put into words but to me it goes 'nanana!'"

Breakout success

The hit went viral on

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when a clip of festival-goers at the Lost Nomads festival outside of

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(where Gou performed) was posted to the platform, starting a chain of events, giving the artist her mainstream breakthrough hit single. She did not have an account on TikTok at the time and was alerted to the viral clip by her friends.

Critical reception

Henry Ivry of ''

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'' called it "full-on

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worship" with "vintage rave chords elbow ngin over chunky, swung drums and a forlorn

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that has shades of

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". Although he felt that "the lyrics are a bit silly, they're catchy" and "there is nothing, in short, subtle about the track, but who cares—this is

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down to a science".

Commercial performance

The song debuted at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart dated 23 June 2023, making it Gou's first UK chart entry. A week later the single entered the UK top 10.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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