Go Square Go!
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"Go Square Go!" is a song by Scottish
Scotland
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 Indie rock
Indie rock
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 band Glasvegas
Glasvegas
Glasvegas are a Scottish indie rock band from Glasgow. The band consists of James Allan , Rab Allan , Paul Donoghue and Jonna Löfgren . The band received critical acclaim for their debut album Glasvegas which was released in September 2008, reaching No...

. The song was written by the band's singer and guitarist James Allan
James Allan
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. It was released as the band's debut 7"
Gramophone record
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 single through WaKS on October 30, 2006, as well as a download
Digital distribution
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.

The band re-recorded the song and included it on their self-titled debut album
Glasvegas (album)
Glasvegas is the debut studio album by the Scottish Indie rock band Glasvegas, first released in the UK on 8 September 2008 by Columbia Records . The album was produced by lead singer James Allan and Rich Costey . The album sold copies in its first week of release and reached number 2 on the UK...

 in 2008. The song was recorded at Central Sound Studios in Glasgow
Glasgow
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, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. The song was produced by James Allan, and Kevin Burleigh.

Track listings

Songs and lyrics by James Allan. Music by Glasvegas.

7" (WaKS003S); download
  1. "Go Square Go!" – 3:02
  2. "Legs 'n' Show" – 2:54


Promo CD-R (released October 2008)
  1. "Go Square Go" (Badlands Remix by Does It Offend You, Yeah?
    Does It Offend You, Yeah?
    Does It Offend You, Yeah? are a British electronic rock band from Reading, Berkshire.-History:Does It Offend You, Yeah? were formed in 2006 in Reading, UK by James Rushent and Dan Coop and soon joined by Rob Bloomfield and Morgan Quaintance....

    ) – 4:13

Personnel

  • James Allan – electric guitar
    Electric guitar
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    , vocals
    Singing
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    , producer
    Record producer
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  • Rab Allan – electric guitar
  • Paul Donoghue – bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

  • Caroline McKay – drum kit
    Drum kit
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  • Kevin Burleigh – producer
  • Jimmy Neilson – engineer
    Audio engineering
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Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue #
United Kingdom October 30, 2006 WaKS 7"
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

, download
Digital distribution
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WAKS003S

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