"Not Gonna Get Us" is a song by the Russian music duo t.A.T.u. for their first English-language album, 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane (2002). Interscope Records released it on 21 April 2003 as the second single from the album. It was originally released as "Nas Ne Dogonyat" (Russian: Нас не догонят, IPA: [nas nʲe dɐˈɡonʲət]; translation: "[They] Won't Catch Us") on t.A.T.u.'s debut album, 200 По Встречной (2001).
The song was written by Sergio Galoyan, Trevor Horn, Elena Kiper and Valery Polienko, while production was handled by Horn. "Not Gonna Get Us" is a Eurodance-inspired song, and lyrically it talks about the group running away from people as they don't understand their love towards one another. The song was included on the duo's compilation album The Best (2006).
"Not Gonna Get Us" received mixed reviews from music critics. It was a commercial success, peaking inside the top-ten in countries including Finland, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Belgium, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
The single also reached number one on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, becoming the duo's only number-one single on the US component charts.
An accompanying music video was filmed for the single directed by Ivan Shapovalov, who also features in a cameo appearance. The song has been performed on all of the duo's concert tours and was also performed at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards. In 2009, t.A.T.u. played a special concert featuring the song at the Eurovision Song Contest with a Russian Army Choir, the Alexandrov Ensemble.
In February 2014, during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sochi, t.A.T.u performed "Нас не догонят". Additionally, the song was sung later in the ceremony when Russia's competitors entered the stadium.
The words "нас не догонят" made their way into 2006 Russian Dictionary of Modern Quotes (Slovar sovremennykh tsitat).
1 - Not Gonna Get Us (Radio Version) - 3:36
2 - Ne Ver, Ne Boisia (Eurovision 2003) - 3:03
3 - All The Things She Said (Running & Spinning Mix) - 6:12
A&R – Martin Kierszenbaum
Lyrics By – M. Kierszenbaum, T. Horn, V. Polienko, E. Kiper
Companies, etc.
- Licensed From – Interscope Records
- Licensed To – Polydor Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Universal Music Russia
- Copyright © – Universal Music Russia
- Made By – Disctronics, UK
Credits
- Mixed By – Robert Orton (tracks: 1, 3)
- Producer – Trevor Horn (tracks: 1, 3)
"Ne Ver, Ne Boisia" is the song t.A.T.u. used to enter the 2003 Eurovision song contest.
Notes
Release: 2003
Genre: Electrinix, Synth-pop
Label: Interscope Records
