Gonna Gonna Go!

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"Gonna Gonna Go!"
"ガナガナGO!"
GonnaGonnaGo-regular.jpeg
Regular edition cover
Single by Rainbow
from the album Over the Rainbow
B-side
ReleasedMarch 14, 2012 (2012-03-14)
Recorded2011–2012
GenreDance-pop
Length3:54
LabelUniversal Sigma
Songwriter(s)
  • Han Sang Won
  • Kaori Moriwaka
  • NICE73
Rainbow singles chronology
"Hoi Hoi"
(2012) 		"Gonna Gonna Go!"
"ガナガナGO!"
(2012) 		"Candy Girls!"
(2012)

"Gonna Gonna Go!" (ガナガナGO!, Gana Gana Go!) is a song by South Korean girl group Rainbow. This is the group's third Japanese single and the first not to be re-recorded from Korean. The single was released on March 14, 2012, in four different editions: three limited editions (CD+DVD,[1] CD and 28-page Photobook[2] and a regular edition with a bonus track[3]) and a regular edition.

Background[]

The single was first announced by the store Amazon Japan on February 12[4] and then officially announced by their Korean label, DSP Media, on February 15.[5] The group did a handshake event to commemorate the release of the single. The event was realized in Tokyo on March 17 and in Osaka on March 18.[6]

The limited edition of the regular edition comes with the song "Hoi Hoi", released by the sub-unit Rainbow Pixie, which is composed by the members SeungAh, Jisook and HyunYoung.[7] The song was already released in South Korea as a digital single.[8]

Composition[]

"Gonna Gonna Go!" was produced by Han Sang Won, same producer of the song "Not Your Girl", included as a B-side on the single "Mach", as well the Korean version, included on their debut EP Gossip Girl.

Music video[]

A teaser of the video was first introduced on the TV show ZIP! on February 24 and later revealed on YouTube by their Japanese label, Universal Sigma, on the same day.[9] The preview was revealed along with the announcement of their debut Japanese album Over the Rainbow.[10] The full music video premiered on the TV station Space Shower TV on February 27.

Live performance[]

The first TV live performance of the song was on TV Tokyo's show Melodix! on March 24.[11] The group is scheduled to make another performance of the song on NTV's show Happy Music on April 6.[12]

Track listing[]

Japanese single:[1]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Gonna Gonna Go!" (ガナガナGO!; Gana Gana Go!)Han Sang Won, Kaori Moriwaka, NICE73 (Rap only)Han Sang Won3:54
2."Hello"Lae Joo-Hyoung, G-High, Mai Watarai, Emyli (Rap only)Lae Joo-Hyoung, G-High3:16
3."Gonna Gonna Go!" (Instrumental) Han Sang Won3:51
Total length:11:01
Type C - Bonus track:[3]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
4."Hoi Hoi" (호이 호이) (Rainbow Pixie)HayliePark Se Hyun, Blacc Hole3:18
Total length:14:20
DVD (Limited edition – Type A):[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Gonna Gonna Go!" (Music video) 
2."Gonna Gonna Go!" (Music video – Dance version) 
3."Gonna Gonna Go!" (Music video – Behind the Scenes) 

Charts[]

Oricon[]

Released Oricon Chart Peak Debut sales Sales total
March 14, 2012 Daily Singles Chart 6 13,587 16,858
Weekly Singles Chart 7
Monthly Singles Chart 41

Other charts[]

Chart Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100 23
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales 6
Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay 73
RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100[13] 86

Release history[]

Country Date Format Label
Japan March 7, 2012[14] Ringtone Universal Sigma
March 14, 2012 CD single,[5] Digital download[15]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "RAINBOW / ガナガナGO!【初回盤A】【CD Maxi】【+DVD】【2012年3月14日発売】 - RAINBOW - UNIVERSAL MUSIC STORE" (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. ^ "RAINBOW / ガナガナGO!【初回盤B】【CD Maxi】【+写真集】【2012年3月14日発売】 - RAINBOW - UNIVERSAL MUSIC STORE" (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "RAINBOW / ガナガナGO!【初回盤C】【CD Maxi】【2012年3月14日発売】 - RAINBOW - UNIVERSAL MUSIC STORE" (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  4. ^ Amazon.com: ガナガナＧＯ！（初回限定盤Ｃ）（ボーナストラック付）: ＲＡＩＮＢＯＷ: 音楽. Amazon.com. February 12, 2012
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "3rdシングル発売決定！" (in Japanese). DSP Media. 2012-02-15. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  6. ^ "「ガナガナGO！」発売記念"スタンプ握手会"開催決定！" (in Japanese). DSP Media. 2012-02-15. Archived from the original on 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  7. ^ (in Korean) 레인보우, 3인조 ‘픽시’로 유닛 활동. Naver. January 4, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012
  8. ^ "(싱글) 호이 호이 (Hoi Hoi) / Daum 뮤직 :: 언제 어디서나 Music on Daum" (in Korean). Daum Communications. 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  9. ^ "RAINBOW - ガナガナGO! (Short ver.) - YouTube". YouTube. 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  10. ^ "RAINBOW待望の1stアルバム「Over The Rainbow」リリース決定！！" (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. 2012-02-24. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  11. ^ "3月 TV出演情報" (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. 2012-03-15. Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  12. ^ "4月 TV出演情報" (in Japanese). Universal Music Group. 2012-03-13. Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  13. ^ "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue March 20, 2012" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  14. ^ "【レコチョク】RAINBOW「ガナガナGO!」" (in Japanese). Recochoku. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  15. ^ "iTunes - ミュージック - RAINBOW「ガナガナGO! - Single」" (in Japanese). iTunes. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
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