Song · Peggy Gou
“(It Goes Like) Nanana” by Peggy Gou
From the album I Hear You (2024)
“(It Goes Like) Nanana” by Peggy Gou appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2023. It was first released in 2024 on the album I Hear You. Its best result is #15 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2023. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #138 alternative song of 2023.
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Peggy Gou dropped "(It Goes Like) Nanana" through XL Recordings on June 15, 2023, the lead single for a debut album, I Hear You, that wouldn't land until 2024. The South Korean DJ and producer did nearly all of it herself: she wrote it, produced it, mixed it and engineered it, with Matt Colton also credited on engineering.
The title is her shorthand for a feeling she said resists words, that rush of warmth and love when you're among friends, so she let the syllables do the talking. Resident Advisor's Henry Ivry heard it as "Café del Mar worship", all retro rave chords over swung drums and a lonely synth with a Eurodance tint. Then a clip of the crowd at the Lost Nomads festival outside Marrakesh went viral and handed her a mainstream breakthrough, even though she wasn't on TikTok; friends had to tell her.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2023 | 100 |
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