Black Gold (song)

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"Black Gold"
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Single by Soul Asylum
from the album Grave Dancers Union
B-side "The Break"
ReleasedJanuary 1993
Length3:57
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Dave Pirner
Producer(s) Michael Beinhorn
Soul Asylum singles chronology
"Somebody to Shove"
(1992)		"Black Gold"
(1993)		"Runaway Train"
(1993)
Music video
"Black Gold" on YouTube

"Black Gold" is a song by Minneapolis rock band Soul Asylum, written by lead singer Dave Pirner. It was released in January 1993, by Columbia Records, as the second single from their sixth studio album, Grave Dancers Union (1992). The song became a top-10 hit on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts. The music video for the song was directed by American filmmaker Zack Snyder, who also directed the "Somebody to Shove" video. George Wendt makes an appearance in the video as the gas station attendant pushing the car where Pirner is sitting in.

Contents

"The Night Santa Went Crazy" by Weird Al Yankovic is a parody of this song, though unlike others its music is not completely identical. [1]

Track listing

  1. "Black Gold" – 3:57
  2. "Black Gold" (live) – 3:57
  3. "The Break"

Charts

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "'Weird Al' Yankovic's most essential songs: 25 stinging satires that still endure," The A.V. Club, Monday, November 7, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Soul Asylum ARIA Chart history (singles)". ARIA . Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Imgur. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  3. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1713." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Soul Asylum – Black Gold". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  6. ↑ "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . January 29, 1994. p. 22. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Soul Asylum Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Soul Asylum Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  9. ↑ "The Year in Music: Top Album Rock Tracks". Billboard . Vol. 105, no. 52. December 25, 1993. p. YE-39.
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