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"Gold" is a song by American rock band Imagine Dragons, which bases itself on the story of the Midas Touch. The track was released as the second single from their second studio album Smoke + Mirrors on December 16, 2014. The track was written by band members Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, Dan Reynolds and Wayne Sermon, as well as the producer of the song, Alex da Kid. The music video was released onto Vevo on January 21, 2015.[1] The song was used by FX to promote their FX Now app, and by Discovery Channel to promote their show Gold Rush's season 6 premiere. The Jorgen Odegard remix of the song was featured on the soundtrack of the video game, NBA 2K17.

"Gold"
Single by Imagine Dragons
from the album Smoke + Mirrors
Released	December 16, 2014 (2014-12-16)
Recorded	2014 at Imagine Dragons Studio (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Length	3:36
Label	KIDinaKORNER Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Alexander Grant Ben McKee Daniel Platzman Dan Reynolds Wayne Sermon
Producer(s)	Alex da Kid
Imagine Dragons singles chronology
"I Bet My Life" (2014) "Gold" (2014) "Shots" (2015)

Composition and production

According to the sheet music published at musicnotes.com, the song is written in the key of A minor, with a moderate tempo.[2]

Lyrics

Along with "Hopeless Opus" and "I'm So Sorry" on Smoke + Mirrors, the song touches upon lead-singer Dan Reynolds' depression struggles.[3]

Recording

Dan Reynolds told Billboard that "Gold" was one of the last songs to be recorded for Smoke + Mirrors: "I came home from tour with my head spinning and decided to run away for a bit to the west coast and reflect/write about the last couple years." He also commented on how listening and performing the song takes him back to the moment of writing the song on the beach.[4]

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7]	Gold	500,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Gold (Imagine Dragons song)

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[es] Gold (canción de Imagine Dragons)

«Gold» (literalmente en español: «Oro») es una canción compuesta e interpretada por la banda estadounidense de rock Imagine Dragons. La canción fue lanzada como el segundo sencillo de su segundo álbum de estudio Smoke + Mirrors el 16 de diciembre de 2014. Los miembros de la banda Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, Dan Reynolds y Wayne Sermon escribieron la canción, junto con Alex da Kid quien también la produjo. El video musical fue lanzado en Vevo el 21 de enero de 2015.[1] FX usó la canción para promocionar su aplicación FX Now, y Discovery Channel hizo lo mismo para promocionar su estreno de la temporada 6 de Gold Rush. El remix de la canción de Jorgen Odegard apareció en la banda sonora del videojuego NBA 2K17.[2][3]

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