Chemical Brothers’ ‘Go’ sees giant surge in streams thanks to ‘Apex’

‘Go’ by The Chemical Brothers has seen a 429 per cent increase in streams, thanks to its use in the Charlize Theron film Apex.

The 2015 track, from the album ‘Born In The Echoes’, was used in the thriller at a key moment, where hero Sasha (Theron) is being hunted by the antagonist Ben (Taron Egerton).

The villain gives her a head start, saying she has until the end of the track until he starts pursuing her. The moment has seen the song experience a jump popularity, going from 92,000 US streams in the period of April 17-23 to 487,000 total U.S. between April 24-30, the period after the film’s release (per Billboard).

The song was not originally part of the movie, until it was suggested by star Egerton.

Director Baltasar Kormákur told Decider: “Originally in the script, [the line was] ‘10 minutes, and I’ll come after you.’ We came up with this idea that he was going to to put on a song, and when the song is over [he comes after her]. Then came all kinds of ideas of songs. I didn’t want a disco song or something like that. Taron brought this song by The Chemical Brothers, and I was like, ‘That’s perfect.’”

Apex has topped the charts for distributor Netflix, being the most watched film globally on the service the week after its release (April 27-May 5). At the premiere for the film, Theron walked back comments she made about A.I. replacing actors, in relation to criticism of Timothée Chalamet’s dismissal of ballet and opera as art forms.

In Chemical Brothers news, TOMORA, the dance-pop duo consisting of AURORA and Tom Rowlands, was announced as part of the line up for the new series of Later… With Jools Holland, alongside Squeeze and former One Direction member Niall Horan.