Gonna Gonna Go! Explained

Gonna Gonna Go!"
"ガナガナGO!
Cover:GonnaGonnaGo-regular.jpeg
Border:yes
Caption:Regular edition cover
Type:single
Artist:Rainbow
Album:Over the Rainbow
B-Side:
Recorded:2011–2012
Genre:Dance-pop
Length:3:54
Label:Universal Sigma
Prev Title:Hoi Hoi
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:Candy Girls!
Next Year:2012

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]

Charts

Oricon

ReleasedOricon ChartPeakDebut salesSales total
March 14, 2012Daily Singles Chart613,58716,858
Weekly Singles Chart7
Monthly Singles Chart41

Other charts

ChartPeak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 10023
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales6
Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay73
RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100[13] 86

Release history

Country Date Format Label
JapanMarch 7, 2012[14] RingtoneUniversal Sigma
March 14, 2012CD single, Digital download[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. Universal Music Group. 2012-02-15. ja.
  2. Web site: 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. Universal Music Group. 2012-02-15. ja.
  3. Web site: RAINBOW / ガナガナGO!【初回盤C】【CD Maxi】【2012年3月14日発売】 - RAINBOW - UNIVERSAL MUSIC STORE. Universal Music Group. 2012-02-15. ja.
  4. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B006GHC428/ 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
  5. Web site: 3rdシングル発売決定!. 2012-02-15. DSP Media. 2012-02-15. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20120218003156/http://www.rainbowweb.jp/news/0144.html. 2012-02-18. dead.
  6. Web site: 「ガナガナGO!」発売記念"スタンプ握手会"開催決定!. 2012-02-15. DSP Media. 2012-02-21. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20140430015150/http://www.rainbowweb.jp/news/0146.html. 2014-04-30. dead.
  7. 레인보우, 3인조 '픽시'로 유닛 활동. Naver. January 4, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012
  8. Web site: (싱글) 호이 호이 (Hoi Hoi) / Daum 뮤직 :: 언제 어디서나 Music on Daum. 2012-01-12. Daum Communications. 2012-02-15. ko. 2012-01-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20120130230516/http://music.daum.net/album/main?album_id=589854. dead.
  9. Web site: RAINBOW - ガナガナGO! (Short ver.) - YouTube . 2012-02-24. YouTube. 2012-02-24.
  10. Web site: RAINBOW待望の1stアルバム「Over The Rainbow」リリース決定!!. 2012-02-24. Universal Music Group. 2012-02-24. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20120306204549/http://beta.universal-music.co.jp/rainbow/news/2012/02/0224topics. 2012-03-06. dead.
  11. Web site: 3月 TV出演情報 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120603074713/http://beta.universal-music.co.jp/rainbow/news/2012/03/201203tv . dead . 2012-06-03 . 2012-03-15 . . 2012-03-25 . ja .
  12. Web site: 4月 TV出演情報 . 2012-03-13 . . 2012-03-25 . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120603074844/http://beta.universal-music.co.jp/rainbow/news/2012/03/201204tv . 2012-06-03 .
  13. Web site: RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue March 20, 2012 . . 2012-03-23 . Japanese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140821105028/http://satsuki.musicdb.gr.jp/all_info/ranking_weekly/WeeklyRankingAction.do?term=2012f&weeklyCd=20120320&rankKbn=50 . August 21, 2014 .
  14. Web site: 【レコチョク】RAINBOW「ガナガナGO!」. Recochoku. 2012-03-09. ja.
  15. Web site: iTunes - ミュージック - RAINBOW「ガナガナGO! - Single」. January 2012. iTunes. 2012-03-13. ja.