Golden (Harry Styles song)

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"Golden"
Harry Styles - Golden.png
Single by Harry Styles
from the album Fine Line
Released23 October 2020 (2020-10-23)
Studio
Genre
Length3:28
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Tyler Johnson
Harry Styles singles chronology
"Watermelon Sugar"
(2020)		"Golden"
(2020)		"Treat People with Kindness"
(2021)
Music video
"Golden" on YouTube

"Golden" is a song by English singer-songwriter Harry Styles from his second studio album Fine Line (2019). The song was written by Styles alongside Mitch Rowland, Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon, with Johnson and Harpoon handling the production and co-production, respectively. The song was serviced to contemporary hit radio formats in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2020 as the album's fifth single. In the US, the song was serviced to adult contemporary and contemporary hit radio formats on 26 and 27 October 2020 respectively. This song peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

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Composition

"Golden" is an indie pop and soft rock song, with a 1970s and Southern California sound. [1] [2] The song is composed in 4
4 time and the key of E minor, with a moderately fast tempo of 140 beats per minute and a chord progression of C–Em/Bm7–D. It incorporates clusters of background harmonies and is filled with twinkling glockenspiel tinkles. [1] [3] Styles' vocals range from D3 to B4. [4]

Music video

The music video for "Golden" was directed by Ben Turner and Gabe Turner, and premiered on 26 October 2020. In the music video, Styles is shown running, swimming, and driving a car along the Amalfi Coast in Italy. [5]

Accolades

Awards and nominations for "Golden"
OrganizationYearCategoryResultRef.
MTV Millennial Awards 2021 Global Hit of the YearWon [6]
Nickelodeon Mexico Kids' Choice Awards 2021 Global HitNominated [7]
BMI Pop Awards2022Most Performed Songs of the YearWon [8]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Fine Line. [9]

Recording

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Golden"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [58] 3× Platinum210,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [59] Gold15,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [60] Diamond160,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [61] 2× Platinum160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [62] Gold45,000‡
France (SNEP) [63] Gold100,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [64] Platinum70,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON) [65] 4× Platinum+Gold270,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [66] Platinum50,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [67] Platinum10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [68] Platinum60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [69] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [70] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) [71] Gold1,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Golden"
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
United Kingdom23 October 2020 Contemporary hit radio [72] [73]
United States30 September 2020 [note 1]
Columbia [74]
26 October 2020Adult contemporary radio [75]
27 October 2020Contemporary hit radio [76]
Italy6 November 2020 Radio airplay Sony [77]

Notes

  1. ↑ Release as a promotional single

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