Gold (Imagine Dragons song)

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"Gold"
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Single by Imagine Dragons
from the album Smoke + Mirrors
ReleasedDecember 16, 2014 (2014-12-16)
Recorded
Length3:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Alex da Kid
Imagine Dragons singles chronology
"I Bet My Life"
(2014)
"Gold"
(2014)
"Shots"
(2015)

"Gold" is a song by American rock band Imagine Dragons, which bases itself on the story of the Midas Touch. The track was released as the second single from their second studio album Smoke + Mirrors on December 16, 2014. The track was written by band members Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, Dan Reynolds and Wayne Sermon, as well as the producer of the song, Alex da Kid. The music video was released onto Vevo on January 21, 2015. [1] The song was used by FX to promote their FX Now app, and by Discovery Channel to promote their show Gold Rush's season 6 premiere. The Jorgen Odegard remix of the song was featured on the soundtrack of the video game, NBA 2K17 .

Contents

Composition and production

According to the sheet music published at musicnotes.com, the song is written in the key of A minor, with a moderate tempo. [2]

Lyrics

Along with "Hopeless Opus" and "I'm So Sorry" on Smoke + Mirrors , the song touches upon lead-singer Dan Reynolds' depression struggles. [3]

Recording

Dan Reynolds told Billboard that "Gold" was one of the last songs to be recorded for Smoke + Mirrors: "I came home from tour with my head spinning and decided to run away for a bit to the west coast and reflect/write about the last couple years." He also commented on how listening and performing the song takes him back to the moment of writing the song on the beach. [4]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Gold"3:36

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [7] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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