Like Gold

"Like Gold"
Single by Vance Joy
from the album Nation of Two
Released	3 November 2017 [1]
Genre	Pop rock [2]
Length	3:44
Label	Liberation Music
Songwriter(s)	James Keogh, Dan Wilson
Producer(s)	Phil Ek
Vance Joy singles chronology
"Lay It on Me" (2017) "Like Gold" (2017) "We're Going Home" (2018)

"Like Gold" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy. It was released on 3 November 2017 as the second single from Joy's album Nation of Two (2018).

Vance wrote "Like Gold" after coming off the road at the start of 2016. Joy said: "It started with a simple melody I was humming and the idea of looking back at a relationship." ^[3]

In February 2018, Joy said: "I play a different rhythm from anything I've played before. I really like what the producer Phil Ek did with this song with big spacious drums and I like the way it sounds full of life. It's about a love that you're kind of reflecting on and the fire's gone out but there was some really good times in there." ^{[4] [5]}

"Like Gold" was certified gold in Australia in 2019.

Reception

Al Newstead from ABC called the song a "slower heart-on-sleeve ballad", saying: "Between hypnotic plucking and gentle prose, he captures the embers of a relationship that "used to roar like an open fire". ^[3] Emmy Mack from Music Feeds called the song a "rollicking folk toe-tapper [which] sounds like it was custom-made for group campfire singalong." ^[6]

Charts

Chart performance for "Like Gold"

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [7]	124
Australian Artist Singles (ARIA) [8]	14
US Alternative Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [9]	13
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [10]	30
US Rock Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [11]	16

Certifications

Certifications for "Like Gold"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [12]	Platinum	70,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Like Gold - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
2. "Like Gold". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 September 2018.
3. "First Spin: Vance Joy tugs on the heartstrings with 'Like Gold'". ABC. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
4. "Vance Joy's Nation of Two: the stories behind the songs". ABC. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
5. "Listen: Vance Joy Shares New Song 'Like Gold'". indie88. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
6. "Vance Joy Announces New Album 'Nation Of Two', Unveils New Jam 'Like Gold'". Music Feeds. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
7. "Forum - ARIA Charts: Weekly ARIA Chartifacts – ARIA Chartifacts 13-November-2017". australian charts.com. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
8. "ARIA Report Issue 1446" (PDF). ARIA. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
9. "Vance Joy - Chart History (Alternative Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
10. "Vance Joy Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
11. "Vance Joy - Chart History (Rock Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
12. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 26 February 2023.