Like Gold

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"Like Gold"
Like Gold by Vance Joy.jpg
Single by Vance Joy
from the album Nation of Two
Released3 November 2017[1]
GenrePop rock[2]
Length3:44
LabelLiberation 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 (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 Lyricfind (Billboard)[11] 21
US Rock Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[12] 16

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] Gold 35,000double-dagger

double-dagger 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. ^ Jump up to: a b "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. 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 (Lyricfind U.S.)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  12. ^ "Vance Joy - Chart History (Rock Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.



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