Good As Gold (song)
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"Good as Gold" is a song recorded by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai, released March 23, 2022, by EMI Records. Written by
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Lindy Robbins Lindy Robbins is an American songwriter from Los Angeles, whose songs include Demi Lovato's " Skyscraper", Jason Derulo's "Want to Want Me", David Guetta's " Dangerous" featuring Sam Martin, MKTO's "Classic", Hot Chelle Rae's " Tonight, Toni ...
, Taylor Dexter and Ai, the song served as the fourth single from Ai's extended play, ''
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''. In Japan, "Good as Gold" was used in commercial advertisements for Lux.


Background and release

In 2019, Ai traveled to her hometown,
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to record material for a new album. While in California, Ai worked with Lindy Robbins to write "Good as Gold". Robbins and Ai also worked with producers
Rogét Chahayed Rogét Lutfi Chahayed (born May 31, 1988) is a Grammy-nominated American record producer and songwriter who Billboard has called "one of hip-hop and pop's most dependable hit machines." A conservatory-trained pianist who became a producer under ...
and Taylor Dexter to write the song. Regarding production of the song, Chahayed stated he recorded the piano first before the lyrics of the song were complete. Robbins commented, "It's wonderful to write music that bridges countries and has a positive message". "Good as Gold" was released with no prior announcement. Universal Japan announced the song would serve as a commercial tie-in for Lux in Japan.


Live performances

A video of Ai singing "Good as Gold" in a recording studio was released to
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in July 2020 as part of a studio session series.


Track listing

Digital download and streaming # "Good as Gold" — 3:20


Personnel

Credits adapted from
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and official album profile. * Ai Uemura – songwriting, production, lead vocals *
Lindy Robbins Lindy Robbins is an American songwriter from Los Angeles, whose songs include Demi Lovato's " Skyscraper", Jason Derulo's "Want to Want Me", David Guetta's " Dangerous" featuring Sam Martin, MKTO's "Classic", Hot Chelle Rae's " Tonight, Toni ...
– songwriting *
Rogét Chahayed Rogét Lutfi Chahayed (born May 31, 1988) is a Grammy-nominated American record producer and songwriter who Billboard has called "one of hip-hop and pop's most dependable hit machines." A conservatory-trained pianist who became a producer under ...
– songwriting, production, piano * Taylor Dexter – songwriting, production *
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– mastering


Release history


References

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