Burning Gold (song)

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"Burning Gold"
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Single by Christina Perri
from the album Head or Heart
ReleasedJune 9, 2014 (2014-06-09)
Genre Pop rock
Length3:44
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Christina Perri singles chronology
"Human"
(2013)
"Burning Gold"
(2014)
"The Words"
(2015)
Music video
"Burning Gold" on YouTube

"Burning Gold" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Christina Perri for her second studio album, Head or Heart (2014). The song was written by Perri and Kid Harpoon and produced by John Hill and Butch Walker. It was first released through the iTunes Store as a promotional single for Head or Heart on March 11, 2014, and was subsequently released as the second official single from the album on June 9, 2014. [1] [2] The song was used on seventh episode of second season of the American TV series, The Fosters . [3]

Contents

Content

"Burning Gold" is a pop rock song with a moderate tempo and a duration of three minutes and forty-four seconds. [4] It is composed in the key of G major, with a vocal range of E3—E5. [5] As with previous single, "Human", the song's instrumentation consists primarily of piano, but "Burning Gold" also incorporates a ukulele and drums. [4] [5] Mike Wass at Idolator compared the song favorably to contemporary Sara Bareilles' hit "Brave" due to its "uplifting" subject matter and "infectious" arrangement. [6]

Track listings

Digital download [7]

Burning Gold Remixes— EP [8]

Music video

The official music video for "Burning Gold" was directed by Jay Martin and premiered August 1, 2014. [9]

Chart performance

"Burning Gold" debuted at number 39 on the Billboard Adult Pop Airplay chart for the week ending August 9, 2014. [10]

"Burning Gold" chart performance
Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [11] 25

References

  1. "burning gold: Christina Perri". Amazon. March 11, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  2. "Christina Perri Releases Second Single 'Burning Gold' Released In The UK 9th June 2014". Contact Music. May 9, 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  3. "Music from the Fosters S2E07". Tunefind. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Lipshutz, Jason. "Christina Perri Unveils 'Burning Gold' Song From Head or Heart Album: Listen". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Christina Perri "Burning Gold" Sheet Music". musicnotes.com. March 18, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  6. Wass, Mike (March 10, 2014). "Christina Perri Lands Another Knock-Out Punch With "Burning Gold": Hear The Head Or Heart Gem". Idolator . Spin Media. Archived from the original on November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  7. "Head or Heart by Christina Perri". iTunes Store (US). April 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  8. "Burning Gold Remixes - EP by Christina Perri". iTunes Store (US). November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  9. "Christina Perri - Burning Gold (2014)". IMVDb. August 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  10. Trust, Gary. "Chart Highlights: MAGIC!, Bleachers, Lil Wayne & Drake Score New No. 1s". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  11. "Christina Perri Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 November 2014.