"Burning Gold" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter

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for her second studio album, ''

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'' (2014). The song was written by Perri and

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and produced by

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and

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. It was first released through the

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as a

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for ''Head or Heart'' on March 11, 2014, and was subsequently released as the second official single from the album on June 9, 2014. The song was used on seventh episode of second season of the American TV series, '' The Fosters''.

Content

"Burning Gold" is a

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song with a moderate tempo and a duration of three minutes and forty-four seconds. It is composed in the key of

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, with a vocal range of E₃—E₅. As with previous single, "

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", the song's instrumentation consists primarily of

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, but "Burning Gold" also incorporates a

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and drums. Mike Wass at ''Idolator'' compared the song favorably to contemporary Sara Bareilles' hit " Brave" due to its "uplifting" subject matter and "infectious" arrangement.

Track listings

Digital download * "Burning Gold" — 3:44 ''Burning Gold Remixes'' — EP * "Burning Gold (Grouplove & Captain Cuts Remix)" — 3:47 * "Burning Gold (Bit Funk Remix)" — 4:52 * "Burning Gold (Addal Remix)" — 4:52 * "Burning Gold (Autograf Remix)" — 5:33 * "Burning Gold (Stint Remix)" — 3:44

Music video

The official music video for "Burning Gold" was directed by Jay Martin and premiered August 1, 2014.

Chart performance

"Burning Gold" debuted at number 39 on the ''Billboard''

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chart for the week ending August 9, 2014.

References

External links

Official "Burning Gold" Music video
on

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