Gold Rush Kid

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Gold Rush Kid
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Studio album by
Released10 June 2022 (2022-06-10)
Length38:46
Label Columbia
Producer
George Ezra chronology
Staying at Tamara's
(2018)
Gold Rush Kid
(2022)
Singles from Gold Rush Kid
  1. "Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)"
    Released: 28 January 2022
  2. "Green Green Grass"
    Released: 22 April 2022
  3. "Dance All Over Me"
    Released: 30 September 2022 [1]
  4. "Sweetest Human Being Alive"
    Released: 20 January 2023 [2] [3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.3/10 [4]
Metacritic 72/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Gold Rush Kid is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter George Ezra, released on 10 June 2022 by Columbia Records. The album was promoted by four singles: "Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)", "Green Green Grass", "Dance All Over Me" and "Sweetest Human Being Alive". [10] [11] It became his third consecutive number-one album in the UK. [12]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by George Ezra and Joel Pott, except where noted; all tracks produced by Joel Pott, except where noted.

Gold Rush Kid track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)"  3:08
2."Green Green Grass"
  • Pott
  • Price
2:47
3."Gold Rush Kid"  2:42
4."Manila" 
  • Pott
  • Barney Lister
3:04
5."Fell in Love at the End of the World"Ezra 3:17
6."Don't Give Up" 
  • Pott
  • Daniel Moyler
3:05
7."Dance All Over Me"  3:14
8."I Went Hunting"  3:45
9."In the Morning"Ezra 4:17
10."Sweetest Human Being Alive"  3:45
11."Love Somebody Else"  3:28
12."The Sun Went Down"Ezra 2:14
Total length:38:46

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Gold Rush Kid
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [28] Gold100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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