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{{for|the play by Charles Dennis|Going On (play)}}
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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Going On
| name = Going On
| Cover = Gnarls Barkley Going On.jpg
| cover = Gnarls Barkley Going On.jpg
| Artist = [[Gnarls Barkley]]
| alt =
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| type = single
| from Album = [[The Odd Couple (album)|The Odd Couple]]
| Released = June 24, 2008
| artist = [[Gnarls Barkley]]
| Format = [[CD single]]
| album = [[The Odd Couple (album)|The Odd Couple]]
| Recorded = 2008
| released = June 24, 2008
| recorded = 2008
| Genre = [[Alternative hip hop]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[rhythm and blues]]
| Length = 2:54
| studio =
| venue =
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| Label = [[Warner Music Group|Warner Music]]
| Writer = Danger Mouse<br />Cee-Lo Green
| genre = [[Soul music|Soul]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| Producer = [[Danger Mouse]]
| length = 2:54
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| label = [[Warner Music Group|Warner Music]]
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| Last single = "[[Run (Gnarls Barkley song)|Run]]"<br />(2008)
| This single = "'''Going On'''"<br />(2008)
| writer = Danger Mouse<br />Cee-Lo Green
| producer = [[Danger Mouse (musician)|Danger Mouse]]
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| Next single = "[[Who's Gonna Save My Soul]]"<br />(2008)
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| prev_title = [[Run (Gnarls Barkley song)|Run]]
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| Misc =
| prev_year = 2008
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| next_title = [[Who's Gonna Save My Soul]]
| next_year = 2008
}}
}}


"'''Going On'''" is the second single taken from [[Gnarls Barkley]]'s second studio album ''[[The Odd Couple (album)|The Odd Couple]]''. It is played in an upbeat hip hop and blues style. The track is also featured on the video game [[NBA 2K9]]. It was nominated at the 2009 Grammy Awards for 'Best Pop Performance'. "Going On" uses a sample from the track "Folder Man" by [[Please]]. The sample is repeated throughout the song, and comes from 1:30-1:35 from the original song. The song is also featured in a [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] commercial by [[Puma AG]], entitled 'The Journey of Football', featuring the [[Ivory Coast national football team]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAX1UCpLBoA PUMA - Journey of Football]</ref> The single was only released on a promotional format.<ref>http://www.discogs.com/Gnarls-Barkley-Going-On/release/2305241</ref>
"'''Going On'''" is the second single taken from [[Gnarls Barkley]]'s second studio album ''[[The Odd Couple (album)|The Odd Couple]]''. It is played in an upbeat hip hop and blues style. The track is also featured on the video game ''[[NBA 2K9]]'' as well as the video game ''[[NBA 2K16]]''. It was nominated at the 2009 Grammy Awards for 'Best Pop Performance'. "Going On" uses a sample from the track "Folder Man" by [[Please (band)|Please]]. The sample is repeated throughout the song, and comes from 1:30–1:35 from the original song. The song is also featured in a [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] commercial by [[Puma AG]], entitled 'The Journey of Football', featuring the [[Ghanaian national football team]].<ref>{{YouTube|vAX1UCpLBoA|PUMA – Journey of Football}}</ref> The single was only released on a promotional format.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Gnarls-Barkley-Going-On/release/2305241 |title=Gnarls Barkley – Going On (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-18}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video was released on May 9, 2008. It was shot in Jamaica and revolves around a group of people celebrating the discovery of a door that leads to another dimension.<ref>http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=2122478&vid=233066</ref> Gnarls Barkley do not appear in the video, but one of the main characters does the lip-synching of the song for the first verse. After that, the lead male and female in the video carry the door to a distant field. They then watch as the door opens, revealing the portal. The video ends with the male going through the door, followed by the female; as she goes through, the words "Don't Follow Me" are shown on the screen. The video was directed by Wendy Morgan - a music video and commercial director.
The music video was released on May 9, 2008. It was shot in Jamaica and revolves around a group of people celebrating the discovery of a door that leads to another dimension.<ref>{{cite web|date=2018-05-15 |url=http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=2122478&vid=233066 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920115920/http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=2122478&vid=233066 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 20, 2008 |title=Going On &#124; Gnarls Barkley &#124; Music Video |publisher=MTV |accessdate=2012-02-18}}</ref> Gnarls Barkley does not appear in the video, but one of the main characters does the lip-synching of the song for the first verse. After that, the lead male and female in the video carry the door to a distant field. They then watch as the door opens. The female then throws a rock through the open doorway and, as it reaches the threshold, the space inside the frame splits into several shards of different colors. The two crouch down slowly in front of the door, exchange a glance, and then the male sprints toward the open door and disappears. On the other side of the door, where the male would have appeared had he not disappeared, the words "DON'T FOLLOW ME" appear. The female does not see the words and also sprints towards the door and likewise disappears.


In July 2011, the music video was named one of "The 30 All-Time Best Music Videos" by [[Time (magazine)|''TIME Magazine'']].<ref>{{cite web|title=The 30 All-Time Best Music Videos - Gnarls Barkley, 'Going On'|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2085389_2085359_2085384,00.html|publisher=''TIME''|accessdate=August 19, 2011|author=Gilbert Cruz|date=July 28, 2011}}</ref>
The video was directed by Wendy Morgan – a music video and commercial director. The video draws stylistic inspiration from photographer [[Clayton James Cubitt]]'s fashion series "Lagos Calling."<ref>{{cite web|last=Jardin|first=Xeni|title=Did Gnarls Barkley's video producers "swipe" a photographer's style?|url=http://boingboing.net/2008/05/13/did-gnarls-barkleys.html|publisher=Boing Boing|accessdate=7 October 2012}}</ref>

In July 2011, the music video was named one of "The 30 All-Time Best Music Videos" by [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The 30 All-TIME Best Music Videos – Gnarls Barkley, ‘Going On’ (2008) |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2011/07/28/the-30-all-time-best-music-videos/slide/gnarls-barkley-going-on-2008/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926214859/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2085389_2085359_2085384,00.html |url-status=live |archive-date=September 26, 2011 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |accessdate=October 19, 2024 |first=Gilbert |last=Cruz |date=July 26, 2011}}</ref>


==Charts==
==Charts==
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!Chart (2008)
!Chart (2008)
!Peak<br />position
!Peak<br />position
|-
|-
|[[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Singles Chart]]
|[[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|79
| style="text-align:center;"|79
|-
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|[[Canadian Hot 100]]<ref name="acharts">{{cite web|title=Gnarls Barkley - Going On - Music Charts at aCharts.us|url=http://acharts.us/song/34650}}</ref>
|[[Canadian Hot 100]]<ref name="acharts">{{cite web|title=Gnarls Barkley - Going On - Music Charts at aCharts.us|url=http://acharts.us/song/34650}}</ref>
|align="center"|52
| style="text-align:center;"|52
|-
|-
|[[UK Singles Chart]]
|[[UK Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|143
| style="text-align:center;"|143
|-
|-
|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="acharts"/>
|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="acharts"/>
|align="center"|88
| style="text-align:center;"|88
|-
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Pop 100]]
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Pop 100]]
|align="center"|64
| style="text-align:center;"|64
|-
|-
!Chart (2010)
!Chart (2010)
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|[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Digital Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Download Single Top 50 - 08/05/2010 |url=http://lescharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=si&year=2010&date=20100508 |language=French |publisher=Lescharts.com |accessdate=2010-05-08}}</ref>
|[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Digital Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Download Single Top 50 - 08/05/2010 |url=http://lescharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=si&year=2010&date=20100508 |language=French |publisher=Lescharts.com |accessdate=2010-05-08}}</ref>
|align="center"|8
| style="text-align:center;"|8
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|}
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:02, 19 October 2024

For the play by Charles Dennis, see Going On (play).
"Going On"
Single by Gnarls Barkley
from the album The Odd Couple
ReleasedJune 24, 2008
Recorded2008
GenreSoul, R&B
Length2:54
LabelWarner Music
Songwriter(s)Danger Mouse
Cee-Lo Green
Producer(s)Danger Mouse
Gnarls Barkley singles chronology
"Run"
(2008) 		"Going On"
(2008) 		"Who's Gonna Save My Soul"
(2008)

"Going On" is the second single taken from Gnarls Barkley's second studio album The Odd Couple. It is played in an upbeat hip hop and blues style. The track is also featured on the video game NBA 2K9 as well as the video game NBA 2K16. It was nominated at the 2009 Grammy Awards for 'Best Pop Performance'. "Going On" uses a sample from the track "Folder Man" by Please. The sample is repeated throughout the song, and comes from 1:30–1:35 from the original song. The song is also featured in a 2010 FIFA World Cup commercial by Puma AG, entitled 'The Journey of Football', featuring the Ghanaian national football team.[1] The single was only released on a promotional format.[2]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Going On" - 2:55

Music video

[edit]

The music video was released on May 9, 2008. It was shot in Jamaica and revolves around a group of people celebrating the discovery of a door that leads to another dimension.[3] Gnarls Barkley does not appear in the video, but one of the main characters does the lip-synching of the song for the first verse. After that, the lead male and female in the video carry the door to a distant field. They then watch as the door opens. The female then throws a rock through the open doorway and, as it reaches the threshold, the space inside the frame splits into several shards of different colors. The two crouch down slowly in front of the door, exchange a glance, and then the male sprints toward the open door and disappears. On the other side of the door, where the male would have appeared had he not disappeared, the words "DON'T FOLLOW ME" appear. The female does not see the words and also sprints towards the door and likewise disappears.

The video was directed by Wendy Morgan – a music video and commercial director. The video draws stylistic inspiration from photographer Clayton James Cubitt's fashion series "Lagos Calling."[4]

In July 2011, the music video was named one of "The 30 All-Time Best Music Videos" by Time.[5]

Charts

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Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 79
Canadian Hot 100[6] 52
UK Singles Chart 143
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 88
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 64
Chart (2010) Peak
position
French Digital Singles Chart[7] 8

References

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  1. ^ PUMA – Journey of Football on YouTube
  2. ^ "Gnarls Barkley – Going On (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  3. ^ "Going On | Gnarls Barkley | Music Video". MTV. 2018-05-15. Archived from the original on September 20, 2008. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  4. ^ Jardin, Xeni. "Did Gnarls Barkley's video producers "swipe" a photographer's style?". Boing Boing. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  5. ^ Cruz, Gilbert (July 26, 2011). "The 30 All-TIME Best Music Videos – Gnarls Barkley, 'Going On' (2008)". Time. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Gnarls Barkley - Going On - Music Charts at aCharts.us".
  7. ^ "Download Single Top 50 - 08/05/2010" (in French). Lescharts.com. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
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