"Go with the Flow" is a song by

Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age (commonly abbreviated QOTSA) is an American rock band formed in 1996 in Palm Desert, California. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme, who has been the only constant member throughout multiple line ...

from the album ''

Songs for the Deaf ''Songs for the Deaf'' is the third studio album by the American rock band Queens of the Stone Age, released on August 27, 2002 by Interscope Records. It features guest musicians including drummer Dave Grohl, and was the last Queens of the Ston ...

'', released as a single in 2003. At the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, the song was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance. This song is also featured in Gran Turismo 4.

Music video

The

music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing devi ...

for the song was filmed in England by

Shynola Shynola are a directing team who have worked across live-action and animation for over twenty years. Gideon Baws, Chris Harding, Richard Kenworthy and Jason Groves formed Shynola while at art college and immediately earned recognition for their i ...

. At the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, it won Best Special Effects and was nominated for Best Art Direction and Breakthrough Video. The video—rendered in black, white, and red—features the band performing at the back of a Chevrolet

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driving through a desert highway. The video also has sexual themes such as a metaphor of two cars colliding with each other, symbolizing intercourse, and an image of a bident (like the one on the cover of the album) showing some erotic attributes.Mancini, Robert (April 11, 2003)
Lens Recap: The Story Behind Queens Of The Stone Age's 'Go With The Flow'
MTV. Accessed January 16, 2009.

Track listings

;UK CD 1: #"Go with the Flow" (album version) #"

No One Knows "No One Knows" is a song by American rock music, rock band Queens of the Stone Age written by band members Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan. It was the first single and second track from their third album, ''Songs for the Deaf'', and was released on ...

" ( UNKLE reconstruction remix radio edit) #"Hangin' Tree" (live at the

Melkweg Melkweg (Dutch for "Milky Way") is a popular music venue and cultural centre in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is located on Lijnbaansgracht, near Leidseplein, a prime nightlife square of Amsterdam. It is housed in a former dairy and is divided in ...

in Amsterdam on June 24, 2002) #"Go with the Flow" (CD-ROM video) ;UK CD 2: #"Go with the Flow" (album version) #"Regular John" (live; Melkweg in Amsterdam on 24 June 2002) #"Do It Again" (live; Melkweg in Amsterdam on 24 June 2002) ;Australian special edition: #"Go with the Flow" (album version) #"

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" (live; The

Mean Fiddler The Astoria 2, subsequently known as the LA2 then the Mean Fiddler, was a nightclub at 165 Charing Cross Road in London, England. History The venue was originally a ballroom in the basement of the London Astoria theatre and connected by sta ...

, London, on June 25, 2002) #"

" (Lavelle remix radio edit version) #"No One Knows" (CD-ROM video) ;Dutch edition: #"Go with the Flow" (album version) #"Avon" (live; The Mean Fiddler on June 25, 2002) #"No One Knows" (UNKLE Reconstruction radio edit) #"No One Knows" (CD-ROM video) ;UK 12": #"Go with the Flow" (album version) #"No One Knows" (UNKLE reconstruction vocal version) The 12" is pressed on clear vinyl.

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* {{Authority control 2003 singles Animated music videos Queens of the Stone Age songs Songs written by Josh Homme Songs written by Nick Oliveri Song recordings produced by Eric Valentine