Many critics commended the song's dance-influenced composition, lyrical content, and Kumi's vocal delivery.

The accompanying music video for "Go to the Top" was shot in Tokyo by Tomoe Nakano; it features an animated Kumi flying a large robot in a racing circuit with another racer.

Koda performed the single during several of her concerts, including Premium Night: Love & Songs and the Hall Tour 2014: Bon Voyage.

from her sixth remix album Beach Mix, and giving birth to her and Kenji's son in July 2012.

[1][2][3] On June 30, Koda Kumi's record label Rhythm Zone confirmed that she was to perform the theme song for the Âge–developed anime series Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse.

Koda also performed the theme songs the live-action film of the anime series; the title track for Cutie Honey, "Crazy 4 U" for Gilgamesh, "No Regret" for The Law of Ueki, and the title track for Re: Cutie Honey.

[5] It was selected as the lead single from Bon Voyage and was released in Japan on October 24, 2012 by Rhythm Zone.

The Maxi CD version of the single contains the B-side "Darling", and the DJ AKI and Takeo Yatabe remix for "Go to the Top".

The CD, DVD, and Fan Club formats feature close-up shots of Kumi wearing a bejewelled masquerade mask.

[6] Clarabell was in charge of the song's arrangement and production, including the synthesizers, keyboards, and drum machine.

[14] She felt the effects left her "not knowing what direction I was going to take," in terms of her musical sound and lyrical delivery.

[17] Tetsuo Hiraga from Hot Shot Discs praised the composition and production of "Go to the Top".

He commended how Kumi "played" with the lyrical content, and complimented the "futuristic" and "robotic" sounds.

[18] A reviewer from CD Journal labelled the 8-bit elements were "cheap", he commended Kumi's "strong" delivery.

[13] The NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) listed the song in the Red Team for their annual New Year's Eve countdown show, Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

[26] The music video features an animated Kumi inside a giant robot, ready to race an opponent.