Broken Heart of Gold

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"Broken Heart of Gold"
Single by One Ok Rock
from the album Luxury Disease
Released27 May 2021 (2021-05-27)
Length4:13
Label Fueled by Ramen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
One Ok Rock singles chronology
"Renegades"
(2021)
"Broken Heart of Gold"
(2021)
"Wonder"
(2021)
Music video
"Broken Heart of Gold (Japanese version)" on YouTube

"Broken Heart of Gold" is a song by Japanese rock band One Ok Rock. The song was written by vocalist Takahiro Moriuchi and guitarist Toru Yamashita with Nick Long, Dan Lancaster and Masato Hayakawa. It was released as a digital single on 27 May 2021 by Fueled by Ramen, serving as the theme song for the live-action film Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning . [1]

Contents

An acoustic version of the song was released digitally on 2 July 2021. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Broken Heart of Gold" – 4:13
  2. "Broken Heart of Gold (Japanese version)" – 4:13
  3. "Broken Heart of Gold (Acoustic)" – 3:40
  4. "Broken Heart of Gold (Acoustic - Japanese version)" – 3:40

Personnel

Credits adapted from Luxury Disease album liner notes [6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Broken Heart of Gold"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Czech Republic (Modern Rock) [7] 2
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [8] 176
Global Excl. U.S. ( Billboard ) [9] 66
Japan Billboard Hot 100 [10] 17
Japan Digital Singles ( Oricon ) [11] 3

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Broken Heart of Gold"
RegionDateFormat(s)VersionLabelRef.
Japan27 May 2021Standard [12]
Australia [13]
Argentina [14]
United States [15]
German [16]
Taiwan [17]
Japan2 July 2021
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Acoustic [18]
Australia [19]
Argentina [20]
United States [21]
German [22]
Taiwan [23]

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