"Gold" is a song by musician
Britt Nicole from her fourth album, ''
Gold''. It was released on November 13, 2012 as her debut mainstream single on
Capitol Records
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.
Background and composition
This song was produced by Dan Muckala, and was written by Muckala, Jess Cates, B.K. Irish and
Britt Nicole. This song was composed in
A-flat major
A-flat major (or the key of A-flat) is a major scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Its key signature has four flats.
The A-flat major scale is:
:
Its relative minor is F minor. Its parallel minor, A-flat minor, ...
with a tempo of 96 beats per minute and a
time signature of .
Commercial performance
As of July 19, 2013, the song has sold 169,000 copies in the US.
However, on March 5, 2014 the song was certified Gold by the
RIAA
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for sales over 500,000. This was Nicole's first song to chart the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at No. 83.
Music video
The official video for the song premiered on November 29, 2012 and has received rotation on
Disney Channel
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,
TeenNick, and
MTV
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. The video shows several high school teens who are not 'normal', in this sense being a
Goth girl who
self harms, a guy who dances
ballet, a
bulimic, a girl who likes to
skateboard, and a young boy who is deemed too short to play
basketball. They are all drawn to a gold light and drop into a world with several different teens, where they go to a mansion and find their people.
The music video is intercut with clips of Nicole singing and holding balloons in a hedge maze.
Track listing
*Digital Single
#Gold
*Digital EP
#Gold
#Gold (Jason Nevins Rhythmic Radio Remix)
#Gold (Wideboys Remix)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2012 singles
Britt Nicole songs
Capitol Records singles
Songs written by Dan Muckala
Songs written by Jess Cates
2012 songs
Sparrow Records singles