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Chemical Brothers' 'Go' sees giant surge in streams thanks to 'Apex'
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Chemical Brothers' 'Go' sees giant surge in streams thanks to 'Apex'

NME·Victoria Luxford·26 days ago
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‘Go’ by The Chemical Brothers has seen a 429 per cent increase in streams, thanks to its use in the Charlize Theron film Apex . READ MORE: The enduring relevance of The Chemical Brothers 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].…

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