Gonna Gonna Go!

"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.

"Gonna Gonna Go!"
"ガナガナGO!"
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)

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
CountryDateFormatLabel
Japan March 7, 2012[14] Ringtone Universal Sigma
March 14, 2012 CD single,[5] Digital download[15]
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References
  1. "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. "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. "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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