Go Live (album)

Go Live (stylized in all caps; Korean: GO生; RR: Gosaeng) is the first Korean-language studio album by South Korean boy group Stray Kids. It was released by JYP Entertainment on June 17, 2020, and distributed through Dreamus. The lead single, "God's Menu" (Korean: 神메뉴; RR: Shinme-nyu), was released the same day.

For the EP of the same name by ONF, see Go Live (EP).
Go Live
Digital cover and streaming version
Studio album by
Stray Kids
ReleasedJune 17, 2020 (2020-06-17)
Recorded
  • JYPE Studios
  • W Sound
  • 821 Sound
Genre
Length43:49
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
Stray Kids chronology
SKZ2020
(2020)		 Go Live
(2020)		 All In
(2020)
Singles from Go Live
  1. "Mixtape: Gone Days"
    Released: December 26, 2019
  2. "Mixtape: On Track"
    Released: March 25, 2020
  3. "Top"
    Released: May 13, 2020
  4. "God's Menu"
    Released: June 17, 2020
  5. "Easy"
    Released: July 5, 2020
Repackaged album cover
Singles from In Life
  1. "Back Door"
    Released: September 14, 2020

The repackaged edition of the album, titled In Life (stylized in all caps; Korean: IN生; RR: Insaeng) was released on September 14, 2020, along with eight new tracks, including lead single "Back Door".

Background and release

On May 27, 2020, the group announced upcoming release of Go Live, their first full-length album to be released on June 17, 2020, on their official Twitter account. Members Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han were heavily involved in the writing and production of the album under the helm "3Racha".

The title of the album, pronounced gosaeng (Korean: 고생; Hanja: 苦生) in Korean, translates to hardship, relating to one of the core themes of the album. The English title of the album references the group's desire to continue moving forward and living without inhibition.[1] Members of the group stated that this project involved experimentation with a variety of genres ranging from trap, hip hop, acoustic rock, and EDM.

Commercial performance

Go Live debuted atop the weekly Gaon Album Chart, and also at number five on the monthly chart with 243,462 copies sold,[2] becoming Stray Kids's best-selling album. As of August 2020, the album received a certification from Gaon Chart as a Platinum-sales album (sold more than 250,000 copies),[3] become the group's first album to do so.

The single "God's Menu" debut at number 144 on Gaon Weekly Download Chart,[4] become the group's first single to appear on the chart, and also their first single to appear on a main category of digital chart of Gaon (Digital, Download, and Streaming).

Track listing

Credits adapted from Melon.[5]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Go Live" (GO生[lower-alpha 1])3Racha[lower-alpha 2]
  • Amanda MNDR Warner
  • Peter Wade Keusch
1:51
2."God's Menu" (神메뉴[lower-alpha 3])3Racha
  • 3Racha
  • Versachoi
Versachoi2:48
3."Easy"3Racha
  • 3Racha
  • Mike Daley
  • Mike J
  • Henry Oyekanmi
  • Mitchell Owens
  • Mike Daley
  • Mitchell Owens
3:03
4."Pacemaker"
  • 3Racha
  • Jinri (Full8loom)
  • 3Racha
  • Jinri (Full8loom)
  • Glory Face (Full8loom)
  • Jake (ARTiffect)
  • Glory Face (Full8loom)
  • Jake (ARTiffect)
3:11
5."Airplane" (비행기[lower-alpha 4])
  • MosPick
  • $un
  • Young Chance
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
  • Changbin (3Racha)
  • MosPick
  • $un
  • Young Chance
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
  • Changbin (3Racha)
  • MosPick
  • $un
3:35
6."Another Day" (일상[lower-alpha 5])Han (3Racha)
  • Han (3Racha)
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
Bang Chan (3Racha)2:47
7."Phobia"
  • 3Racha
  • Versachoi
  • Versachoi
  • Albin Nordqvist
Versachoi3:33
8."Blueprint" (청사진[lower-alpha 6])
  • Lee Seu-ran
  • earattack
  • 3Racha
  • earattack
  • Eniac
  • earattack
  • Eniac
4:11
9."Ta" (타)3Racha
  • 3Racha
  • Lee Hae-sol
Lee Hae-sol3:29
10."Haven"Bang Chan (3Racha)
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
  • Versachoi
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
  • Versachoi
3:20
11."Top" (Tower of God OP)
  • Armadillo
  • 3Racha
  • Armadillo
  • 3Racha
  • Rangga
  • Gwon Yeongchan
  • Armadillo
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
  • Rangga
  • Gwon Yeongchan
3:06
12."Slump" (Tower of God ED)Han (3Racha)
  • Han (3Racha)
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
Bang Chan (3Racha)2:12
13."Gone Days"Bang Chan (3Racha)
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
  • Trippy
3:15
14."On Track" (바보라도 알아[lower-alpha 7])
  • Changbin (3Racha)
  • KZ
  • B.O.
  • Changbin (3Racha)
  • KZ
  • Tae Bongee
  • B.O.
  • KZ
  • Tae Bongee
3:28
Total length:43:49

In Life (repackaged edition)

Credits adapted from Melon.[6]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."The Tortoise and the Hare" (토끼와 거북이[lower-alpha 8])3Racha
  • 3Racha
  • Amanda MNDR Warner
  • Peter Wade Keusch
  • Amanda MNDR Warner
  • Peter Wade Keusch
3:44
2."Back Door"3Racha
  • 3Racha
  • HotSauce
  • HotSauce
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
3:09
3."B Me"
  • 3Racha
  • earattack
  • 3Racha
  • earattack
  • earattack
  • Larmook
3:25
4."Any" (아니[lower-alpha 9])3Racha
  • 3Racha
  • Matluck
  • Tele
  • Tele
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
2:49
5."Ex" (미친 놈[lower-alpha 10])
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
  • Changbin (3Racha)
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
  • Changbin (3Racha)
  • HotSauce
HotSauce3:37
6."We Go" (Bang Chan, Changbin, Han)3Racha
  • 3Racha
  • Nick Furlong
  • DallasK
  • DallasK
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
2:38
7."Wow" (Lee Know, Hyunjin, Felix)
  • Lee Know
  • Hyunjin
  • Felix
  • Kass
  • Christopher Worthly
  • Massimo Del Gaudio
  • Andreas Ringblom
Andreas Ringblom3:14
8."My Universe" (Seungmin, I.N featuring Changbin)
  • Iggy
  • Ung Kim
  • Changbin (3Racha)
  • Seungmin
  • I.N
  • Iggy
  • Ung Kim
Ung Kim3:23
9."God's Menu" (神메뉴[lower-alpha 3])3Racha
  • 3Racha
  • Versachoi
Versachoi2:48
10."Easy"3Racha
  • 3Racha
  • Mike Daley
  • Mike J
  • Henry Oyekanmi
  • Mitchell Owens
  • Mike Daley
  • Mitchell Owens
3:03
11."Pacemaker"
  • 3Racha
  • Jinri (Full8loom)
  • 3Racha
  • Jinri (Full8loom)
  • Glory Face (Full8loom)
  • Jake (ARTiffect)
  • Glory Face (Full8loom)
  • Jake (ARTiffect)
3:11
12."Airplane" (비행기[lower-alpha 4])
  • MosPick
  • $un
  • Young Chance
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
  • Changbin (3Racha)
  • MosPick
  • $un
  • Young Chance
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
  • Changbin (3Racha)
  • MosPick
  • $un
3:35
13."Another Day" (일상[lower-alpha 5])Han (3Racha)
  • Han (3Racha)
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
Bang Chan (3Racha)2:47
14."Phobia"
  • 3Racha
  • Versachoi
  • Versachoi
  • Albin Nordqvist
Versachoi3:33
15."Blueprint" (청사진[lower-alpha 6])
  • Lee Seu-ran
  • earattack
  • 3Racha
  • earattack
  • Eniac
  • earattack
  • Eniac
4:11
16."Ta" (타)3Racha
  • 3Racha
  • Lee Hae-sol
Lee Hae-sol3:29
17."Haven"Bang Chan (3Racha)
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
  • Versachoi
  • Bang Chan (3Racha)
  • Versachoi
3:20
Total length:55:56

Charts

Single charts
Weekly chart performance of "God's Menu"
Chart (2020) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[36] 24
South Korea Download (Gaon)[4] 144
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[37] 8
Weekly chart performance of "Back Door"
Chart (2020) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[38] 23
Singapore (RIAS)[39] 22
South Korea Download (Gaon)[40] 11
South Korea (K-pop Hot 100)[41] 79
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[42] 2
Billboard Global 200[43] 169
Billboard Global Excl. US[44] 108

Certifications
Certifications for Go Live
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA)[45] Platinum 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Certifications for In Life
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA)[46] Platinum 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Accolades
Music program
Program Network Song Date Ref.
Show Champion MBC M "Back Door" September 23, 2020 [47]
M Countdown Mnet September 24, 2020 [48]
Year-end lists (album)
Critic/Publication List Work Rank Ref.
Billboard The 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2020: Critics' Picks Go Live 10 [49]
Rolling Stone India 10 Best K-pop Albums of 2020 In Life 6 [50]
South China Morning Post The Top 15 K-pop Albums of 2020 N/A [51]
Sputnik Best K-Pop Comebacks in 2020 Go Live [52]
Time The Songs and Albums That Defined K-Pop's Monumental Year in 2020 In Life [53]
Young Post The Top 15 K-pop Albums of 2020 10 [54]
Year-end lists (song)
Critic/Publication List Work Rank Ref.
Billboard The 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2020: Critics' Picks "Back Door" 10 [55]
BuzzFeed 35 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2020 "God's Menu" 15 [56]
CelebMix Top 10 K-pop Singles of 2020 5 [57]
CNN Philippines Life Our Best K-pop Songs of 2020 N/A [58]
Cosmopolitan Philippines These Are Our Absolute *Favorite* K-Pop Songs Of 2020 2 [59]
Dazed The 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2020 "Back Door" 5 [60]
Idology 20 Songs of the Year "God's Menu" N/A [61]
JoyNews24 Best Songs of 2020 16 [62]
Metro The Best K-Pop comebacks of 2020 17 [63]
MTV News The Best K-Pop B-Sides of 2020 "Any" 7 [64]
Paper The 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2020 "Back Door" 2 [65]
Rolling Stone India 20 Best K-pop Music Videos of 2020 "God's Menu" 12 [66]
Time The 10 Best Songs of 2020 "Back Door" 8 [67]
Tonplein 2020 K-pop Summary "God's Menu" 27 [68]

Release history
CountryDateFormatWorkLabel
Various June 17, 2020
Go Live
South Korea CD
Various September 14, 2020
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 In Life
South Korea CD

Notes
  1. Gosaeng
  2. Normally in track's credit, 3Racha is separated as Bang Chan (3Racha), Changbin (3Racha), and Han (3Racha).
  3. Shinme-nyu
  4. Bihaenggi
  5. Ilsang lit. "Daily life"
  6. Cheongsajin
  7. Baborado ara lit. "Even a fool knows"
  8. Tokkiwa Geobugi
  9. Ani lit. "No"
  10. Michin nom lit. "Crazy person" (insult word in Korean language)

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