Gold (Britt Nicole song) explained

Gold
Cover:Britt Nicole Gold single.png
Type:single
Artist:Britt Nicole
Album:Gold
Released:November 13, 2012
Length:3:00
Label:Capitol, Sparrow
Producer:Dan Muckala
Prev Title:Stand
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:Ready or Not
Next Year:2013

"Gold" is a song by musician Britt Nicole from her fourth album, Gold. It was released on November 13, 2012 as her debut mainstream single on Capitol Records.

Background and composition

This song was produced by Dan Muckala, and was written by Muckala, Jess Cates, B.K. Irish and Britt Nicole. This song was composed in A-flat major with a tempo of 96 beats per minute and a time signature of .

Commercial performance

As of July 19, 2013, the song has sold 169,000 copies in the US.[1] However, on March 5, 2014 the song was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales over 500,000. This was Nicole's first song to chart the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 83.

Music video

The official video for the song premiered on November 29, 2012 and has received rotation on Disney Channel, TeenNick, and MTV. The video shows several high school teens who are not 'normal', in this sense being a Goth girl who self harms, a guy who dances ballet, a bulimic, a girl who likes to skateboard, and a young boy who is deemed too short to play basketball. They are all drawn to a gold light and drop into a world with several different teens, where they go to a mansion and find their people.

The music video is intercut with clips of Nicole singing and holding balloons in a hedge maze.

Track listing

  1. Gold
  1. Gold
  2. Gold (Jason Nevins Rhythmic Radio Remix)
  3. Gold (Wideboys Remix)

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)! scope="col"
Position
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[3] 33
US Christian Hot AC/CHR (Billboard)[4] 3
Chart (2014)! scope="col"
Position
US Christian Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[5] 41
US Christian Streaming Songs (Billboard)[6] 22

Notes and References

  1. Billboard. Billboard.
  2. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Britt Nicole|chart=Heatseekers Songs}} Britt Nicole Chart History (Heatseekers Songs)]. Billboard. March 2, 2021.
  3. Hot Christian Songs – Year-End 2013 . Billboard. 2 January 2013 . April 2, 2021.
  4. Christian Hot AC/CHR – Year-End 2013 . Billboard. December 8, 2019.
  5. Christian Digital Song Sales - Year-End Billboard . . April 2, 2021.
  6. Christian Streaming Songs - Year-End Billboard . . April 2, 2021.