"Go with the Flow" is a song by

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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 Stone ...

'', released as a

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in 2003. At the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, the song was nominated for

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. This song is also featured in

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Music video

The

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for the song was filmed in England by Shynola. At the

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, 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

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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

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(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 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 November 26 ...

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

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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) #" Avon" (live; The

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, 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