Today’s From The Vault comes courtesy of Ciara and her T-Pain assisted jam ‘Go Girl’.
Released at the end of Summer 2008, the track was produced by the King of Autotune who was also featured on the track. It was announced as the lead single of Ciara’s then upcoming LP ‘Fantasy Ride.’ Sadly, it didn’t live up to the beauty’s previous charts credentials, and spent a sole week on the Billboard Hot 100 at #78. It fared better on the R&B/Hip-Hop tally where it reached the 26th position.
Still, because of the single’s so-so performance, it was deemed a “buzz single” and was replaced as the official first single by the Justin Timberlake-assisted ‘Love Sex Magic’ the subsequent year.
Still, it’s not always about numbers. A point highlighted by the track’s impeccable video.
Melina Matsoukas directed the edgy visual which pictured CiCi as a naughty secretary as well as a bionic woman. Evidently, with this being a visual to a Ciara upbeat track, choreography was a focal point and as always, the performer pushed the envelope with slick and precise dancing. Beyond the execution, the actual moves were both creative and intricate and further cemented Ci as a performing force.
Say what folk will about the singer, but throughout her decade plus career she has blessed the industry with some of the most compelling music visuals in the “Pop” arena. No matter the budget attached to them, whether over-the-top or understated, she and her creative team have the uncanny ability to consistently come up with entertaining videos which are rich in replay value. From ‘Goodies’ and ‘Work’ to ‘Body Party’ and ‘I Bet,’ Ciara is the example of an artist actually working on their craft and still as hungry – if not more – than when they burst into the scene. A trait we have the utmost respect for.
You Go, Girl! Pun intended.
LOL. I love the video though. I’m a fan of Melina Matsoukas’s work.
Lol back when Ciara slayed my whole existence.
This vid gave a lot of girls inspiration
I’ve never heard this “song”. Love the video, Ciara be dancing a hole in that damn floor. She looked pretty too.
Generally CIARA actually makes good music its always about the marketing and promo, Always, it’s easy to like any CIARA song the problem is people don’t even get to hear it
No one remembers this but gays
Does anybody remember anything that Keri Hilson has done…with the exception of her Walmart Tour?
Killer dancer! Sit back relax enjoy shooowwww
lmaoooooooooooo the fantasy ride era was the final nail in her career’s coffin rip 2004-2007 🙂
Umm fantasy ride was/is her best album!
When Ciara was Ciara
This was one of my favourite songs/visuals from her. Too bad it never performed.
this peaked at number 86 I heard, not bad for Ciara
Be dancing to this song till this day.
Yassssss. This is why I stopped throwing shade at CIARA because I admit she used to slay me!!!!!
This was supposed to be Ciara making her transition into the more Pop Goddess lane but unfortunately, people weren’t here for it from her. Funny considering a lot of the hits that would populate the BB Hot 100 would sound like this in later years. I didn’t connect with the song well at first because of the auto-tune but the video more than made up for it. It’s definitely one of her best videos but also her most underrated. Who do you know that can jump off and table and go into a full split in heels?! Plus, that dance-break at the end was >>>> She looked gorgeous too.
I used to like this song. I never understood why this and Fantasy Ride flopped after the success of The Evolution. Such an underrated talent!
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BTW Single Ladies and If I Were A Boy ( & videos) were released a few days after this song and well the rest is history. 😀
Oh yeah I remember the Sasha fierce era begun around that time and everyone fave was snatched to the roots. Beyonce was everywhere!!!!
Wait… Was that shade? Where is Molly to see this? #dead
Why would they say “Let’s remember this Gem and take a trip down memory lane” they do know this when Her career took a dive , at that very moment with this song . I don’t think she wants remember this , she’s come a long way since this era and the unspoken Basic instinct , Ciara the album was pretty good , I think bad single choices . I think Ciara should do what Bey and Rih do which is Dual Singles that market to their different audiences since she wants to be this Pop star .
This is when her real FLOPPAGE began. It was a wrap after this one! 😆
MYFOREHEADTHO 😆
Anyway, continue with the shenanigans kids. You can beat the crap out of me and my fave like Chris Brown but I’m always going to be here 24/7 . Continue to make me moronic.
ヽ(´ー`)ﾉ *Exits*
RIP Cici’s career 2004-2007
& R.I.P to Rihanna’s walls that tumbled like jenga 🙁
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Rihanna’s Walls 2005-2015
Be bold and have your fav or your face as in your Gravatar and quit trolling as the Lambily. We have enough trolling Lambs as it is. 🙂
Riri ruined her career 🙁
She’s soooo 2005!!!
loooooool rihannanavy and beyhive4ever rocking the same avis #trollexposure 😆 can’t you troll thots get creative 😆
2008
My fav video of hers ever. Song wasnt my s*** but the vid is everything for me
her best video was Like a boy, it’s also her best Song…
Yasssss joe for that pun…bring it home
Yes, chile!!! I always give this video the time of my day every now and then. She did that choreography!!!!!!! This sog made me be an undercover Ciara fan fro about a week! “I;m the incredible, supersensual call me Cici!” Come on and win again, Ciara!!!! Gurl, Queen Rih needs some competition and who better to give it to her than you?
She so slept on 🙁 . She’s not given the credit she deserves.
Love, s** and magic and Like a boy, my all time favourites from Cici, say all u want but those are good ass songs…
This video slayed lowkey.
OMG. Loved this song/ video back then… still appreciate it now. Whether you’d like to admit or not Ciara has gems in her discography.
Man listen… I ride for the That Grape Juice but sometimes y’all opinions aren’t objective or they can be a bit foggy. I support Ciara but it’s clear and has always been clear why she fell short. I kills me how you praise her in spite of shortcomings but go in on Rihanna. Again, I love Ciara and would love to work with her but the reasons why Ci struggles more than Rih is clear. Both have their own set of talents but what rih has always had was a clear handle on her and her lane. Ci lacked that. This video marked an era of transition. Rihann went through the samething; however, she handled it differently and that’s why Rihanna is standing as one of the top today. I remember play by play what Ciara did that caused her slip. At first ppl called her too Hollywood for not doing music and hanging With Kim K. in LA. Then when she returned to recording she wanted to show growth and change.. I remember when she say she had a meeting with Beyonce… Then that’s when her style switched and ppl called her out for creating an alter ego Super C (ppl said she was biting the Beyonce thing) and doing the leotards like Bey. All which was fine… Bc it was a trend and if Ciara would’ve committed to her change and sold where she was going, she would have shed the old fans and gained new ones. She was on her way to a more commercial sound and becoming the young Janet she should be but… She showed the world she was unsure with these t.m.i interviews…
Pause: Anytime an artist makes a sound and image shift they will go through a low moment. She should’ve road that thing out. Give it time. Especially if that was what she felt whole with. No different than Beyonce shifting from Crazy in Love/ B. Day to Sasha… Ppl weren’t happy with the pop change but Bey committed and convinced your ass that what she’s doing was “it”. Rihanna did the same. She made us accept her as a factor in pop but the world is still waiting to fully accept her as an icon. And Rihanna won’t do it looking shaky either. Out don’t worry… Rihanna can f*** up times 20 and we won’t she her sweat. Ciara needs that! Rih maynot invest practice into her gifts like the others (i see change now though) but there is nooooo…denying that woman has the “it’ factor. She’s unique in “feeling”, vocal tone, and stage presence = what she projects while on stage. Ciara needs to firm out her niche. She needs to find a lane and work it till it makes sense. If it’s the great dancer/ singer…young Janet but with her own twist…work that…perfect it! Can’t be second guessing 10years in. Note to Ciars…Stop leading with ballads! We want te see yiu performa. I enjoy your mids and slows but that’s second to what we want to see… Ykubhave etched yourself into the brain of the world as a dancer first…then singer. Figure that out!! Lead with what makes you, you. What really took Ciara over was that drama with Keri Hilson…..lawd..!! Nothing is worst than singers trying to beef with each others like rappers. Her and Keri had this public rivalry that Keri ended up beating her at…because Keri like Rihanana had a solid idenity. You can see when ppl know who they are. It projects. Ciara was still guessing. Now ciara seemed to have arrived in her own being and is moving with confidence. She seems to be doing things in spite of. That’s attractive. She now has smudges that ppl can relate to. Now she has something to put into her music and stage performances… That is what she lacked before. An identity she connects with and can share with others. No matter how hard a person works…if they don’t believe it…nobody else will. Ciara was good at doing what was hot…not at doing HER. As an artist..a large part of your art is DOING YOU but mixing it with good business sense.
Let’s hope shew solid now.
Song was the dopest.
This song didn’t do no good back then and her album had fail
Her first transition in the pop & B lane. I always felt after the evolution era and the change in Ciara’s management things started falling apart.
This video doe!!!!!
Take me back to the roots!!!
Yaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssss!! I love this video lol
Beyonce had a metal suit like that in sweet dreams vid just in gold.